Materials Data on Zr2(PO4)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Zr2(PO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr is bonded to six O atoms to form ZrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.11 Å. In the second Zr site, Zr is bonded to six O atoms to form ZrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.11 Å. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P is bonded to four O atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–28°. All P–O bond lengths are 1.54 Å. In the second P site, P is bonded to four O atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–33°. There is three shorter (1.54 Å) and one longer (1.55 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P site, P is bonded to four O atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–32°. All P–O bond lengths are 1.54 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a linear geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a linear geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zr and one P atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a linear geometry to one Zr and one P atom.