BiYO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Y(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-57°. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Y(1) and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Y(1) and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.
BiYO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Y(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms. Both Y(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. There is one shorter (2.23 Å) and one longer (2.36 Å) Y(1)-O(2) bond length. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-57°. Both Bi(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.47 Å. There are two shorter (2.33 Å) and two longer (2.34 Å) Bi(1)-O(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Y(1) and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Y(1) and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.