Materials Data on Y6Ni20P13 by Materials Project
Y6Ni20P13 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Y3+ sites. In the first Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six P3- atoms to form distorted YP6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, corners with twelve NiP4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent YP6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with eight NiP4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent YP6 pentagonal pyramids. There are a spread of Y–P bond distances ranging from 2.88–2.93 Å. In the second Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six P3- atoms to form distorted YP6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, corners with twelve NiP4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent YP6 pentagonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NiP5 square pyramid, edges with seven NiP4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent YP6 pentagonal pyramids. There are a spread of Y–P bond distances ranging from 2.84–2.92 Å. There are eight inequivalent Ni+1.05+ sites. In the first Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent P3- atoms. All Ni–P bond lengths are 2.22 Å. In the second Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent P3- atoms. All Ni–P bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the third Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded to four P3- atoms to form NiP4 tetrahedra that share corners with four YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, corners with ten NiP4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one YP6 pentagonal pyramid, edges with four equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, and edges with three NiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–P bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.35 Å. In the fourth Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded to five P3- atoms to form distorted NiP5 square pyramids that share corners with four YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with four equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, corners with eight NiP4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one YP6 pentagonal pyramid, edges with four equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, and edges with seven NiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–P bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.62 Å. In the fifth Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded to four P3- atoms to form NiP4 tetrahedra that share corners with six YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, corners with five NiP4 tetrahedra, edges with four YP6 pentagonal pyramids, and edges with four NiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–P bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.30 Å. In the sixth Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded to four P3- atoms to form NiP4 tetrahedra that share corners with six YP6 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one NiP5 square pyramid, corners with six NiP4 tetrahedra, edges with four YP6 pentagonal pyramids, and edges with four NiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–P bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.32 Å. In the seventh Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded to four P3- atoms to form NiP4 tetrahedra that share corners with four YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with eleven NiP4 tetrahedra, edges with three YP6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, and edges with three NiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–P bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.34 Å. In the eighth Ni+1.05+ site, Ni+1.05+ is bonded to four P3- atoms to form NiP4 tetrahedra that share corners with four YP6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent NiP5 square pyramids, corners with eight NiP4 tetrahedra, edges with three YP6 pentagonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NiP5 square pyramid, and edges with four NiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–P bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.33 Å. There are five inequivalent P3- sites. In the first P3- site, P3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y3+ and five Ni+1.05+ atoms. In the second P3- site, P3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y3+ and five Ni+1.05+ atoms. In the third P3- site, P3- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to nine Ni+1.05+ atoms. In the fourth P3- site, P3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Y3+ and seven Ni+1.05+ atoms. In the fifth P3- site, P3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Y3+ and seven Ni+1.05+ atoms.
- 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:
- 1264961
- Report Number(s):
- mp-541124
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: https://materialsproject.org/citing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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