Materials Data on LaZn4 by Materials Project
LaZn4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to seventeen Zn atoms. There are a spread of La–Zn bond distances ranging from 3.26–3.55 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La and seven Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.56–3.04 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La and five Zn atoms. The Zn–Zn bond length is 2.50 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent La and five Zn atoms.
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