Materials Data on NaZn(BH4)3 by Materials Project
NaZn(BH4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four H+0.50+ atoms. There are a spread of Na–H bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.51 Å. Zn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six H+0.50+ atoms. There are a spread of Zn–H bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.00 Å. There are three inequivalent B3- sites. In the first B3- site, B3- is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four H+0.50+ atoms. There are a spread of B–H bond distances ranging from 1.21–1.26 Å. In the second B3- site, B3- is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four H+0.50+ atoms. There are a spread of B–H bond distances ranging from 1.21–1.26 Å. In the third B3- site, B3- is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four H+0.50+ atoms. There are a spread of B–H bond distances ranging from 1.21–1.26 Å. There are twelve inequivalent H+0.50+ sites. In the first H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Na1+ and one B3- atom. In the second H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn2+ and one B3- atom. In the third H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Na1+ and one B3- atom. In the fourth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn2+ and one B3- atom. In the fifth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Zn2+ and one B3- atom. In the sixth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn2+ and one B3- atom. In the seventh H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Na1+ and one B3- atom. In the eighth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn2+ and one B3- atom. In the ninth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Na1+ and one B3- atom. In the tenth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn2+ and one B3- atom. In the eleventh H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B3- atom. In the twelfth H+0.50+ site, H+0.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B3- atom.