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Materials Data on Rb7Th2(P2Se7)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Rb7Th2(P2Se7)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are seven inequivalent Rb1+ sites. In the first Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.43–3.84 Å. In the second Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.37–4.06 Å. In the third Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.51–4.16 Å. In the fourth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.57–4.00 Å. In the fifth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.48–4.06 Å. In the sixth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.39–3.96 Å. In the seventh Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Se bond distances ranging from 3.44–3.98 Å. There are two inequivalent Th4+ sites. In the first Th4+ site, Th4+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Th–Se bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.50 Å. In the second Th4+ site, Th4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Th–Se bond distances ranging from 2.98–3.32 Å. There are six inequivalent P+4.50+ sites. In the first P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Se2- atoms. There are a spread of P–Se bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.27 Å. In the second P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Se2- atoms. There are a spread of P–Se bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.27 Å. In the third P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Se2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.19 Å) and one longer (2.24 Å) P–Se bond lengths. In the fourth P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Se2- atoms. There are a spread of P–Se bond distances ranging from 2.20–2.22 Å. In the fifth P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Se2- atoms. There are a spread of P–Se bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.24 Å. In the sixth P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Se2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.16 Å) and two longer (2.24 Å) P–Se bond lengths. There are twenty-one inequivalent Se2- sites. In the first Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Rb1+, two equivalent Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the second Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the third Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fourth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fifth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the sixth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the seventh Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the eighth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the ninth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the tenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to four Rb1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the eleventh Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twelfth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the thirteenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fourteenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fifteenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the sixteenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the seventeenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the eighteenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the nineteenth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twentieth Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Rb1+, two Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twenty-first Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+, one Th4+, and one P+4.50+ atom.

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2020-04-29. Materials Data on Rb7Th2(P2Se7)3 by Materials Project. https://doi.org/10.17188/1277146

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