Materials Data on Zr4Cd(PO4)6 by Materials Project

Abstract

Zr4Cd(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Zr4+ sites. In the first Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZrO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.08 Å) and three longer (2.11 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. In the second Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZrO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.04 Å) and three longer (2.19 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. Cd2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent O2- atoms. All Cd–O bond lengths are 2.41 Å. P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–43°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr4+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr4+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zr4+, one Cd2+, and one P5+ atom.