Materials Data on AlP2O11 by Materials Project

Abstract

Al2(PO6)3PO4 is Molybdenum Carbide MAX Phase-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of three phosphoric acid molecules and three Al2(PO6)3 clusters. In each Al2(PO6)3 cluster, there are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and three longer (1.94 Å) Al–O bond length. In the second Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.86 Å) and three longer (1.93 Å) Al–O bond length. P is bonded to four O atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–32°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.57 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one P atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one P atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P atom.