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Materials Data on RbMg30BO31 by Materials Project

Abstract

RbMg30BO31 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Rb is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted RbO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, edges with eight MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.86 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent RbO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.25 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.28 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent RbO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with eight MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.26 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to five O atoms to form MgO5 square pyramids that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.21 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.16 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.20 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, edges with seven MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO5 square pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–35°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.45 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with eight MgO6 octahedra, edges with two MgO5 square pyramids, and an edgeedge with one MgO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.23 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to five O atoms to form distorted MgO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with three MgO5 square pyramids, a cornercorner with one MgO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.20 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.21 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.64 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.26 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, edges with nine MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–10°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.26 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to five O atoms to form MgO5 square pyramids that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two MgO5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–11°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.17 Å. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, and edges with nine MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–12°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.24 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with eight MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–15°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.30 Å. B is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent O atoms. Both B–O bond lengths are 1.41 Å. There are seventeen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded to one Rb and five Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°. In the second O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six ORbMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°. In the third O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with four OMg6 octahedra, edges with ten OMg6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to one Rb and five Mg atoms to form ORbMg5 octahedra that share corners with four ORbMg5 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids, and edges with ten OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the fifth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form OMg5 square pyramids that share corners with four ORbMg5 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids, and edges with eight OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–10°. In the sixth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the seventh O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with four OMg6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids, edges with ten OMg6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the eighth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra, edges with nine ORbMg5 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one OMg5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–9°. In the ninth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra, edges with nine ORbMg5 octahedra, and edges with two OMg5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–11°. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Rb, four Mg, and one B atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with four OMg6 octahedra, edges with ten OMg6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with four OMg6 octahedra, edges with ten ORbMg5 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one OMg5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded to one Rb and five Mg atoms to form ORbMg5 octahedra that share corners with four OMg6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids, and edges with ten ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–6°. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form OMg5 square pyramids that share corners with four ORbMg5 octahedra, corners with two OMg5 square pyramids, and edges with eight OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–11°. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–6°. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with four OMg6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids, edges with ten OMg6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one OMg5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°.

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