Materials Data on LiGdCl4 by Materials Project
LiGdCl4 is Zircon-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/a space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four equivalent Cl1- atoms. All Li–Cl bond lengths are 2.41 Å. Gd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Cl1- atoms. There are four shorter (2.78 Å) and four longer (2.88 Å) Gd–Cl bond lengths. Cl1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two equivalent Gd3+ atoms.
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