Materials Data on Ba(FeO2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

BaFe2O4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ba2+ sites. In the first Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.32 Å. In the second Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.03 Å. There are two inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.92 Å. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.90 Å) and three longer (1.91 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and two Fe3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Ba2+ and two equivalent Fe3+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OBa2Fe2 trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and two equivalent Fe3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to three equivalent Ba2+ and two equivalent Fe3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and two equivalent Fe3+ atoms.