Materials Data on SmBi2ClO4 by Materials Project
SmBi2O4Cl is alpha bismuth trifluoride-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm3+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent O2- atoms. All Sm–O bond lengths are 2.44 Å. Bi3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O2- and four equivalent Cl1- atoms. All Bi–O bond lengths are 2.26 Å. All Bi–Cl bond lengths are 3.43 Å. O2- is bonded to two equivalent Sm3+ and two equivalent Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OSm2Bi2 tetrahedra. Cl1- is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Bi3+ atoms.
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