Materials Data on HfO2 by Materials Project

Abstract

HfO2 is Hydrophilite-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcn space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Hf4+ sites. In the first Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing HfO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–53°. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.11 Å. In the second Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing HfO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–53°. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.16 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Hf4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Hf4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Hf4+ atoms.