Materials Data on LiLuF4 by Materials Project
LiLuF4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four F1- atoms. All Li–F bond lengths are 1.93 Å. Lu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight F1- atoms. There are a spread of Lu–F bond distances ranging from 2.20–2.28 Å. There are two inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two equivalent Lu3+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two equivalent Lu3+ atoms.