Materials Data on Tl9SbSe6 by Materials Project

Abstract

Tl9SbSe6 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eleven inequivalent Tl1+ sites. In the first Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.05–3.80 Å. In the second Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.72 Å. In the third Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.04–3.86 Å. In the fourth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.06–3.61 Å. In the fifth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 2.98–3.85 Å. In the sixth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 2.99–3.77 Å. In the seventh Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are one shorter (3.11 Å) and four longer (3.44 Å) Tl–Se bond lengths. In the eighth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.51 Å. In the ninth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.03–3.69 Å. In the tenth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Se bond distances ranging from 3.05–3.40 Å. In the eleventh Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Se2- atoms. There are four shorter (3.23 Å) and one longer (3.26 Å) Tl–Se bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Sb3+ sites. In the first Sb3+ site, Sb3+ is bonded to six Se2- atoms to form corner-sharing SbSe6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.78–3.11 Å. In the second Sb3+ site, Sb3+ is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Sb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.66–3.38 Å. In the third Sb3+ site, Sb3+ is bonded to five Se2- atoms to form corner-sharing SbSe5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 34°. There are one shorter (2.53 Å) and four longer (3.10 Å) Sb–Se bond lengths. There are ten inequivalent Se2- sites. In the first Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Tl1+ and two Sb3+ atoms. In the second Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom. In the third Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to seven Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom. In the fourth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to seven Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom. In the fifth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to nine Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom. In the sixth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to eight Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom. In the seventh Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom. In the eighth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Tl1+ atoms. In the ninth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight Tl1+ atoms. In the tenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to five Tl1+ and one Sb3+ atom.