Materials Data on Ce3ZrSb5 by Materials Project
Ce3ZrSb5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Sb+2.60- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.20–3.34 Å. Zr4+ is bonded to six equivalent Sb+2.60- atoms to form face-sharing ZrSb6 octahedra. All Zr–Sb bond lengths are 2.97 Å. There are two inequivalent Sb+2.60- sites. In the first Sb+2.60- site, Sb+2.60- is bonded to five equivalent Ce3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing SbCe5Zr2 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Sb+2.60- site, Sb+2.60- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce3+ and two equivalent Sb+2.60- atoms. Both Sb–Sb bond lengths are 3.16 Å.