KYbO2 is Caswellsilverite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted KO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Yb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Yb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 13°. Yb(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent K(1)O6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Yb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 13°. O(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and three equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OK3Yb3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.
KYbO2 is Caswellsilverite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted KO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Yb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Yb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 13°. All K(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Yb(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent K(1)O6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Yb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 13°. All Yb(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. O(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and three equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OK3Yb3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.