Materials Data on Fe3(PO4)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Fe3(PO4)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe is bonded to five O atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.00 Å. In the second Fe site, Fe is bonded to six O atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.04 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P is bonded to four O atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one FeO6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 38°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.56 Å. In the second P site, P is bonded to four O atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–33°. All P–O bond lengths are 1.54 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom.