Materials Data on NaCa3AlFe3(SiO3)8 by Materials Project

Dataset · Thu Apr 30 04:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1288067· OSTI ID:1288067

NaCa3Fe3Al(SiO3)8 is Esseneite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.78 Å. There are three inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.87 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.82 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.85 Å. There are three inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.18 Å. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.20 Å. Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.03 Å. There are four inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.70 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.70 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one AlO6 octahedra, corners with two FeO6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–64°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.69 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent AlO6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, and two Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca2+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca2+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, and two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca2+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Fe2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na1+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Fe2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom.

• Research Organization: LBNL Materials Project; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
• Contributing Organization: The Materials Project; MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1288067
• Report Number(s): mp-743726
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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