Materials Data on InGeCl3 by Materials Project
InGeCl3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one InGeCl3 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In1+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of In–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.01–3.08 Å. Ge2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Ge–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.41–3.16 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one In1+ and two equivalent Ge2+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one In1+ and one Ge2+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one In1+ and two equivalent Ge2+ atoms.