Materials Data on LuIn2 by Materials Project

Abstract

LuIn2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Lu is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten In atoms. There are a spread of Lu–In bond distances ranging from 3.16–3.30 Å. There are three inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In is bonded to six equivalent Lu and six In atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing InLu6In6 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of In–In bond distances ranging from 3.14–3.38 Å. In the second In site, In is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Lu and four equivalent In atoms. In the third In site, In is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Lu and four equivalent In atoms.