BaZnSb2 is Parent of FeAs superconductors-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sb(1) and four equivalent Sb(2) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZnSb4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Sb(2) atoms.
BaZnSb2 is Parent of FeAs superconductors-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sb(1) and four equivalent Sb(2) atoms. All Ba(1)-Sb(1) bond lengths are 3.58 Å. All Ba(1)-Sb(2) bond lengths are 3.63 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZnSb4 tetrahedra. All Zn(1)-Sb(1) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Sb(2) atoms. All Sb(2)-Sb(2) bond lengths are 3.20 Å.