Materials Data on Sc(PO3)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Sc(PO3)3 crystallizes in the cubic I-43d space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sc3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ScO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.09 Å) and three longer (2.10 Å) Sc–O bond lengths. P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent ScO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–32°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Sc3+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sc3+ and one P5+ atom.