Materials Data on Hg3Se4O5 by Materials Project

Abstract

(Hg3Se2)(Se2O5) crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of four selenium molecules and one Hg3Se2O5 framework. In the Hg3Se2O5 framework, there are three inequivalent Hg2+ sites. In the first Hg2+ site, Hg2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Hg–O bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.86 Å. In the second Hg2+ site, Hg2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Hg–O bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.91 Å. In the third Hg2+ site, Hg2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Hg–O bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.00 Å. There are two inequivalent Se1+ sites. In the first Se1+ site, Se1+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.70 Å) and one longer (1.88 Å) Se–O bond length. In the second Se1+ site, Se1+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Se–O bond distances ranging from 1.69–1.89 Å. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Se1+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Hg2+ and one Se1+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Hg2+ and one Se1+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Hg2+ and one Se1+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Hg2+ and one Se1+ atom.