Materials Data on MgMn4O8 by Materials Project

Abstract

MgMn4O8 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 58–63°. All Mg–O bond lengths are 2.01 Å. There are four inequivalent Mn+3.50+ sites. In the first Mn+3.50+ site, Mn+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.03 Å. In the second Mn+3.50+ site, Mn+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.02 Å. In the third Mn+3.50+ site, Mn+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.22 Å. In the fourth Mn+3.50+ site, Mn+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.23 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Mn+3.50+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Mn+3.50+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Mn+3.50+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Mn+3.50+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg2+ and three Mn+3.50+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and three Mn+3.50+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgMn3 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and three Mn+3.50+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgMn3 tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and three Mn+3.50+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgMn3 tetrahedra.