Materials Data on MnSiO3 by Materials Project
MnSiO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Mn2+ sites. In the first Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.71 Å. In the second Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.02 Å. In the third Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 square pyramids that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one MnO5 square pyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.33 Å. In the fourth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.52 Å. In the fifth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.27 Å. In the sixth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.41 Å. There are five inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.59–1.81 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.82 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent MnO5 square pyramids and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.69 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO5 square pyramids and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.69 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–63°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.80 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Mn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Si4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one Si4+ atom.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). LBNL Materials Project
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Contributing Organization:
- MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; EDCBEE
- OSTI ID:
- 1280735
- Report Number(s):
- mp-647680
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: https://materialsproject.org/citing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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