Materials Data on Al(SiO3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Al(SiO3)2 is Low Tridymite-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_32_12 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Al is bonded to four O atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.74 Å) and two longer (1.75 Å) Al–O bond length. Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent AlO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.64 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a linear geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si atoms.