Materials Data on Ti(FeO2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Fe2TiO4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ti4+ sites. In the first Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.10 Å. In the second Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.01 Å. There are three inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four TiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.20 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six TiO6 octahedra and corners with six FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–66°. There are three shorter (2.04 Å) and one longer (2.06 Å) Fe–O bond lengths. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four TiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.24 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ti4+ and three Fe2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Ti4+ and two Fe2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ti4+ and three Fe2+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Ti4+ and two Fe2+ atoms.