DOE OSTI2020
Ba2YF7 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Ba2+ sites. In the first Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten F1- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–F bond distances ranging from 2.59–3.34 Å. In the second Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to nine F1- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–F bond distances ranging from 2.60–3.14 Å. In the third Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine F1- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–F bond distances ranging from 2.61–3.10 Å. In the fourth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six F1- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–F bond distances ranging from 2.63–2.81 Å. There are two inequivalent Y3+ sites. In the first Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six F1- atoms. There are a spread of Y–F bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.22 Å. In the second Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six F1- atoms. There are a spread of Y–F bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.24 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the fourth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the fifth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the sixth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the seventh F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the eighth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the ninth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Ba2+ atoms. In the tenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Ba2+ atoms. In the eleventh F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the twelfth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the thirteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom. In the fourteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Ba2+ and one Y3+ atom.