Materials Data on La2SiO5 by Materials Project

Abstract

La2SiO5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.69 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.65 Å. Si4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four La3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLa4 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent La3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La3+ and one Si4+ atom.