Materials Data on KLiDyF5 by Materials Project
KLiDyF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine F1- atoms. There are a spread of K–F bond distances ranging from 2.65–3.17 Å. Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five F1- atoms. There are a spread of Li–F bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.65 Å. Dy3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight F1- atoms. There are a spread of Dy–F bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.35 Å. There are five inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, two equivalent Li1+, and one Dy3+ atom. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Li1+, and two equivalent Dy3+ atoms. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Dy3+ atoms. In the fourth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Li1+, and two equivalent Dy3+ atoms. In the fifth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Li1+, and one Dy3+ atom.