Materials Data on BaNb8O14 by Materials Project
BaNb8O14 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.69–3.30 Å. There are eight inequivalent Nb+3.25+ sites. In the first Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one NbO6 octahedra, corners with six NbO5 square pyramids, and edges with two NbO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.15 Å. In the second Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NbO5 square pyramids that share corners with three NbO6 octahedra, corners with six NbO5 square pyramids, and an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–44°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.27 Å. In the third Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NbO5 square pyramids that share corners with three NbO6 octahedra and corners with six NbO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–48°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.24 Å. In the fourth Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NbO5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbO6 octahedra, corners with six NbO5 square pyramids, and an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.28 Å. In the fifth Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NbO5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbO6 octahedra, corners with six NbO5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.28 Å. In the sixth Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NbO5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbO6 octahedra, corners with six NbO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one NbO5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. In the seventh Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NbO5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbO6 octahedra, corners with six NbO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one NbO5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.18 Å. In the eighth Nb+3.25+ site, Nb+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted NbO6 octahedra that share corners with four NbO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and edges with four NbO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.25 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and two equivalent Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and two Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and four Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and three Nb+3.25+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb+3.25+ 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:
- 1284182
- Report Number(s):
- mp-685446
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: https://materialsproject.org/citing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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