Materials Data on LuZn3 by Materials Project
LuZn3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Lu is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to fourteen Zn atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.95–3.40 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Lu and five Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.74 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Lu and seven Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.56–3.03 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Lu and six Zn atoms.
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