Materials Data on Ba2YCl7 by Materials Project
Ba2YCl7 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.11–3.70 Å. Y3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Y–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.90 Å. There are four inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom.