Materials Data on La(HO)3 by Materials Project
La(OH)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one La(OH)3 sheet oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. La3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing LaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.49 Å. There are three inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.98 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent La3+ and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent La3+ and one H1+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent La3+ and one H1+ atom.