Materials Data on La4Ti5(Si2O11)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

La4Ti5(Si2O11)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.73 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.72 Å. There are four inequivalent Ti+3.20+ sites. In the first Ti+3.20+ site, Ti+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (1.96 Å) and four longer (2.13 Å) Ti–O bond lengths. In the second Ti+3.20+ site, Ti+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. All Ti–O bond lengths are 2.04 Å. In the third Ti+3.20+ site, Ti+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 46°. There are two shorter (2.03 Å) and four longer (2.04 Å) Ti–O bond lengths. In the fourth Ti+3.20+ site, Ti+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with four TiO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–47°. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.05 Å. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.66 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three TiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–53°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.64 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+, one Ti+3.20+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one La3+ and three Ti+3.20+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one La3+ and three Ti+3.20+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two La3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ti+3.20+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+, one Ti+3.20+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two La3+ and two Ti+3.20+ atoms.