Materials Data on Nb12I21Br by Materials Project

Abstract

Nb12I21Br crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Nb sites. In the first Nb site, Nb is bonded to four I and one Br atom to form distorted NbI4Br square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbI4Br square pyramid and edges with four NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.89–2.91 Å. The Nb–Br bond length is 2.89 Å. In the second Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.89–2.96 Å. In the third Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form distorted NbI5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbI5 square pyramid and edges with four NbI4Br square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.87–2.98 Å. In the fourth Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.87–2.98 Å. In the fifth Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.04 Å. In the sixth Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.04 Å. In the seventh Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.86–2.98 Å. In the eighth Nb site, Nb is bonded to four I and one Br atom to form distorted NbI4Br square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbI4Br square pyramid and edges with four NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.86–2.90 Å. The Nb–Br bond length is 2.92 Å. In the ninth Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form distorted NbI5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbI5 square pyramid and edges with four NbI4Br square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.88–2.99 Å. In the tenth Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.88–2.99 Å. In the eleventh Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.01 Å. In the twelfth Nb site, Nb is bonded to five I atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbI5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Nb–I bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.01 Å. There are twenty-one inequivalent I sites. In the first I site, I is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Nb atoms. In the second I site, I is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Nb atoms. In the third I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the fourth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the fifth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the sixth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the seventh I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the eighth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the ninth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the tenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the eleventh I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the twelfth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the thirteenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the fourteenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the fifteenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the sixteenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the seventeenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the eighteenth I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb atoms. In the nineteenth I site, I is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Nb atoms. In the twentieth I site, I is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Nb atoms. In the twenty-first I site, I is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Nb atoms. Br is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Nb atoms.