Yb(Bi3O5)4 crystallizes in the cubic I23 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(3) atoms. Bi(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing BiO5 square pyramids. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Yb(1) and three equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbBi3 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Bi(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Yb(1) and three equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbBi3 tetrahedra.
Yb(Bi3O5)4 crystallizes in the cubic I23 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(3) atoms. All Yb(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.91 Å. All Yb(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. Bi(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing BiO5 square pyramids. The Bi(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.29 Å. The Bi(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.39 Å. There are a spread of Bi(1)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 2.11-2.52 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Yb(1) and three equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbBi3 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Bi(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Yb(1) and three equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbBi3 tetrahedra.