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. 2022 May 3;12(21):13281–13294. doi: 10.1039/d1ra08561a

Bond lengths in angstrom (Å) for CH3NH3MX3 structures using the GGA-PBE level of theory.

Material Bond length (Å)
Equatorial plane Axial plane
M–X1 M–X2 M–X3 M–X4 N–C N–H1 N–H2 C–H1 C–H2 M–X5 M–X6 N–H3 C–H3
CH3NH3CuCl3 2.33 2.33 2.45 2.41 1.49 1.05 1.05 1.09 1.09 2.39 2.42 1.05 1.09
CH3NH3ZnCl3 2.22 2.22 2.30 2.30 1.49 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.09 2.40 2.40 1.05 1.10
CH3NH3GaCl3 2.37 2.37 2.36 2.36 1.46 1.06 1.05 1.10 1.10 2.51 2.50 1.05 1.10
CH3NH3GeCl3 2.33 2.33 4.43 2.37 1.51 1.04 1.04 1.10 1.09 2.70 2.83 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3SnCl3 2.83 2.83 2.98 2.98 1.49 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.09 2.93 2.91 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3PbCl3 2.91 2.83 2.83 2.90 1.49 1.05 1.05 1.09 1.09 2.93 2.91 1.05 1.09
CH3NH3CuBr3 2.32 4.16 4.16 2.32 1.49 1.05 1.05 1.09 1.09 2.58 2.58 1.05 1.09
CH3NH3ZnBr3 2.32 4.30 4.30 2.32 1.49 1.06 1.04 1.09 1.09 2.94 2.94 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3GaBr3 2.75 2.97 2.75 2.75 1.49 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.09 2.85 2.85 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3GeBr3 2.86 2.98 2.98 2.86 1.50 1.04 1.04 1.09 1.09 2.88 2.88 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3SnBr3 3.03 3.04 3.04 3.03 1.50 1.05 1.04 1.10 1.09 3.10 3.10 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3PbBr3 3.29 3.29 3.29 3.29 1.51 1.04 1.04 1.09 1.09 3.12 3.12 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3CuI3 2.54 3.83 3.83 2.54 1.49 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.09 2.81 2.81 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3ZnI3 2.56 3.95 3.95 2.56 1.49 1.06 1.04 1.09 1.10 3.11 3.11 1.04 1.10
CH3NH3GaI3 3.09 3.12 3.12 3.09 1.49 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.09 3.01 3.01 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3GeI3 3.16 3.18 3.18 3.16 1.50 1.04 1.04 1.09 1.09 3.11 3.11 1.04 1.09
CH3NH3SnI3 3.06 3.08 3.08 3.06 1.50 1.05 1.03 1.09 1.09 3.06 3.06 1.03 1.09
CH3NH3PbI3 3.30 3.34 3.34 3.30 1.50 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.09 3.29 3.29 1.04 1.09