Ba3Lu2Zn5O11 crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(5), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and four equivalent O(1) atoms. Lu(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form LuO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(4) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded to six equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form corner-sharing OBa6 octahedra. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1), one Lu(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OBa2LuZn2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Ba6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Ba2LuZn2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent O(1)Ba2LuZn2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and three equivalent Lu(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form corner-sharing OZn4 tetrahedra.
Ba3Lu2Zn5O11 crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(5), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and four equivalent O(1) atoms. The Ba(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.81 Å. Both Ba(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. Both Ba(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. All Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.85 Å. Lu(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form LuO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra. All Lu(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. All Lu(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.25 Å. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. Both Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. Both Zn(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(4) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. The Zn(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.97 Å. All Zn(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded to six equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form corner-sharing OBa6 octahedra. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1), one Lu(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OBa2LuZn2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Ba6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Ba2LuZn2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent O(1)Ba2LuZn2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and three equivalent Lu(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form corner-sharing OZn4 tetrahedra.