Materials Data on Bi2O3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Bi2O3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Bi3+ sites. In the first Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.81 Å. In the second Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing BiO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.60 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Bi3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form corner-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra.