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Title: Materials Data on MgSiO3 by Materials Project

Abstract

MgSiO3 is Esseneite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.22 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.52 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.21 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.06 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra thatmore » share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.24 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.35 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.22 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.50 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–72°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.70 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–72°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.70 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.68 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Other Number(s):
mp-1020115
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; EDCBEE
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). LBNL Materials Project
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Collaborations:
MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Keywords:
crystal structure; MgSiO3; Mg-O-Si
OSTI Identifier:
1350705
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17188/1350705

Citation Formats

The Materials Project. Materials Data on MgSiO3 by Materials Project. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.17188/1350705.
The Materials Project. Materials Data on MgSiO3 by Materials Project. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17188/1350705
The Materials Project. 2020. "Materials Data on MgSiO3 by Materials Project". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17188/1350705. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1350705. Pub date:Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020
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title = {Materials Data on MgSiO3 by Materials Project},
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abstractNote = {MgSiO3 is Esseneite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.22 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.52 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.21 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.06 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.24 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.35 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.22 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.50 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–72°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.70 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–72°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.70 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.68 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms.},
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