Materials Data on Nd2Zr8O19 by Materials Project

Abstract

Nd2Zr8O19 is alpha bismuth trifluoride-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Nd3+ sites. In the first Nd3+ site, Nd3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.36 Å. In the second Nd3+ site, Nd3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NdO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 61°. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.58 Å. There are eight inequivalent Zr4+ sites. In the first Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.37 Å. In the second Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.30 Å. In the third Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.35 Å. In the fourth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.30 Å. In the fifth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.28 Å. In the sixth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.29 Å. In the seventh Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.33 Å. In the eighth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.31 Å. There are nineteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Nd3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONd2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Nd3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONd2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Nd3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONd4 tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Nd3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form ONd2Zr2 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve OZr4 tetrahedra and edges with six ONd4 tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Nd3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ONd2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra.