Materials Data on K(WO3)6 by Materials Project

Abstract

K(WO3)6 crystallizes in the trigonal P-31m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded to twelve equivalent O2- atoms to form KO12 cuboctahedra that share edges with twelve equivalent WO6 octahedra. All K–O bond lengths are 3.36 Å. W+5.83+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent WO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent KO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–30°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.96 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W+5.83+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W+5.83+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+ and two equivalent W+5.83+ atoms.