Materials Data on LaReN3 by Materials Project
LaReN3 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La3+ is bonded to twelve equivalent N3- atoms to form distorted LaN12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent LaN12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent LaN12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent ReN6 octahedra. There are a spread of La–N bond distances ranging from 2.59–3.03 Å. Re6+ is bonded to six equivalent N3- atoms to form ReN6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent ReN6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent LaN12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°. All Re–N bond lengths are 1.99 Å. N3- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La3+ and two equivalent Re6+ atoms.
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