LaO2 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. La(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing LaO7 hexagonal pyramids. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to four equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLa4 tetrahedra.
LaO2 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. La(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing LaO7 hexagonal pyramids. There is one shorter (2.48 Å) and two longer (2.54 Å) La(1)-O(1) bond lengths. There are a spread of La(1)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 2.37-2.44 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to four equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLa4 tetrahedra.