Materials Data on Fe(PO3)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Fe(PO3)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcn space group. The structure is three-dimensional. 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 2.00–2.03 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 two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 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 PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–45°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one P atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P atoms. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P atoms.