Dy2N3 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the cubic Ia-3 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to six equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded to six equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-57°. N(1) is bonded to one Dy(1) and three equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NDy4 tetrahedra.
Dy2N3 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the cubic Ia-3 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to six equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. All Dy(1)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.35 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded to six equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-57°. There are a spread of Dy(2)-N(1) bond distances ranging from 2.33-2.40 Å. N(1) is bonded to one Dy(1) and three equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NDy4 tetrahedra.