Materials Data on La(SiIr)2 by Materials Project
La(IrSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Si4- atoms. All La–Si bond lengths are 3.21 Å. Ir3+ is bonded to four equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing IrSi4 tetrahedra. All Ir–Si bond lengths are 2.43 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La2+, four equivalent Ir3+, and one Si4- atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.63 Å.