Materials Data on Ca3(PO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ca3(PO4)2 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.26 Å) and three longer (2.30 Å) Ca–O bond lengths. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.79 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.71 Å. In the fourth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.79 Å. In the fifth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.56 Å. In the sixth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.93 Å. In the seventh Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.93 Å. In the eighth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.29 Å) and three longer (2.30 Å) Ca–O bond lengths. In the ninth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are three shorter (2.39 Å) and three longer (2.70 Å) Ca–O bond lengths. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.53 Å) and three longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.58 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There is three shorter (1.56 Å) and one longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There is three shorter (1.55 Å) and one longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to three equivalent Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one P5+ atom.