DOE OSTI2020
(K)2RbAlI6 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of eight potassium molecules and one RbAlI6 framework. In the RbAlI6 framework, Rb1+ is bonded to six equivalent I1- atoms to form RbI6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent AlI6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Rb–I bond lengths are 3.45 Å. Al3+ is bonded to six equivalent I1- atoms to form AlI6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent RbI6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Al–I bond lengths are 2.77 Å. I1- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Rb1+ and one Al3+ atom.