BaLn2Se4 (Ln = Er,Tm and Yb)

The compounds BaLn₂Se₄ (Ln = rare‐earth metal = lanthanide = Er, Tm and Yb), namely barium di(erbium/thulium/ytterbium) tetraselenide, crystallize in the orthorhombic space group Pnma in the CaFe₂O₄ structure type. In this structure type, all atoms possess m symmetry. The Ln atoms are octahedrally coordinated by six Se atoms. A three‐dimensional channel structure is formed by the corner‐ and edge‐sharing of these LnSe₆ octahedra. The Ba atoms are coordinated to eight Se atoms in a bicapped trigonal–prismatic arrangement, and they occupy the channels of the three‐dimensional framework.