Materials Data on NaGdCu2F8 by Materials Project
NaGdCu2F8 crystallizes in the tetragonal I422 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent F1- atoms. All Na–F bond lengths are 2.45 Å. Gd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent F1- atoms. All Gd–F bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Cu2+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent F1- atoms. All Cu–F bond lengths are 1.91 Å. F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Na1+, one Gd3+, and one Cu2+ atom.
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