Materials Data on Yb2Ce8O19 by Materials Project

Abstract

Yb2Ce8O19 is alpha bismuth trifluoride-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Yb3+ sites. In the first Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.43 Å. In the second Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.43 Å. There are eight inequivalent Ce4+ sites. In the first Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.38 Å. In the second Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.39 Å. In the third Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.35 Å) and six longer (2.36 Å) Ce–O bond lengths. In the fourth Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.37 Å. In the fifth Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.37 Å. In the sixth Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.38 Å. In the seventh Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.40 Å. In the eighth Ce4+ site, Ce4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.37 Å. There are nineteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Yb3+ and two equivalent Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb2Ce2 tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Yb3+ and two equivalent Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb2Ce2 tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Yb3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb4 tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Yb3+ and two equivalent Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb2Ce2 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Yb3+ and two equivalent Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb2Ce2 tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Ce4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCe4 tetrahedra.