Materials Data on MnFe(PO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

MnFe(PO4)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmc2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MnO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–50°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.36 Å. Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent MnO6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.17 Å. There are two inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 pentagonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–44°. There is two shorter (1.52 Å) and two longer (1.58 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 pentagonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one MnO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe3+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn3+, one Fe3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn3+, one Fe3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe3+ and one P5+ atom.