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Materials Data on Zn(FeO2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

ZnFe2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.08 Å. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–58°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.96 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.09 Å. In the fourth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.09 Å. In the fifth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.07 Å. In the sixth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.96 Å. In the seventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.07 Å. In the eighth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.08 Å. In the ninth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–58°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. In the tenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.08 Å. In the eleventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–58°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. In the twelfth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–59°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.07 Å. There are six inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–60°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.03 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.16 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.18 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.16 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.15 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.16 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to four Fe3+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom.

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2020-08-03. Materials Data on Zn(FeO2)2 by Materials Project. https://doi.org/10.17188/1321446

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