Materials Data on EuC2 by Materials Project
EuC2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Eu2+ is bonded in a distorted q4 geometry to ten equivalent C1- atoms. There are two shorter (2.63 Å) and eight longer (2.84 Å) Eu–C bond lengths. C1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Eu2+ and one C1- atom. The C–C bond length is 1.28 Å.