Materials Data on LaZnSn by Materials Project
LaZnSn crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Zn and six equivalent Sn atoms. All La–Zn bond lengths are 3.13 Å. All La–Sn bond lengths are 3.52 Å. In the second La site, La is bonded to six equivalent Sn atoms to form distorted edge-sharing LaSn6 octahedra. All La–Sn bond lengths are 3.34 Å. Zn is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La and three equivalent Sn atoms. All Zn–Sn bond lengths are 2.75 Å. Sn is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six La and three equivalent Zn atoms.