Materials Data on La2HfO5 by Materials Project

Abstract

La2HfO5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 1.75–2.51 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.54 Å. In the third La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.53 Å. In the fourth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–2.53 Å. There are two inequivalent Hf4+ sites. In the first Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–2.12 Å. In the second Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are two shorter (1.79 Å) and two longer (2.27 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. There are ten inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two La3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one Hf4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two La3+ atoms.