Materials Data on BaLaSi2 by Materials Project
BaLaSi2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Si atoms. There are four shorter (3.42 Å) and two longer (3.70 Å) Ba–Si bond lengths. La is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Si atoms. There are four shorter (3.19 Å) and four longer (3.22 Å) La–Si bond lengths. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba, four equivalent La, and two equivalent Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.45 Å) and one longer (2.47 Å) Si–Si bond lengths.
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