Materials Data on Cu2HgI4 by Materials Project
Cu2HgI4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cccm space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two Cu2HgI4 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. there are two inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent I1- atoms. All Cu–I bond lengths are 2.76 Å. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent I1- atoms. All Cu–I bond lengths are 2.76 Å. Hg2+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent I1- atoms. All Hg–I bond lengths are 2.92 Å. I1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Cu1+ and one Hg2+ atom.