Ba3Bi crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Bi(1) atoms. Bi(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing BiBa12 cuboctahedra.
Ba3Bi crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Bi(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.85 Å) and two longer (4.03 Å) Ba(1)-Bi(1) bond lengths. Bi(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing BiBa12 cuboctahedra.