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Materials Data on Nb10Se40I3 by Materials Project

Abstract

(NbSe4)10I3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Nb+4.90+ sites. In the first Nb+4.90+ site, Nb+4.90+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal bipyramidal geometry to eight Se+1.15- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.64–2.73 Å. In the second Nb+4.90+ site, Nb+4.90+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal bipyramidal geometry to eight Se+1.15- atoms. There are four shorter (2.64 Å) and four longer (2.73 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the third Nb+4.90+ site, Nb+4.90+ is bonded to eight Se+1.15- atoms to form distorted face-sharing NbSe8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.66–2.77 Å. In the fourth Nb+4.90+ site, Nb+4.90+ is bonded to eight Se+1.15- atoms to form distorted face-sharing NbSe8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.75 Å. In the fifth Nb+4.90+ site, Nb+4.90+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Se+1.15- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.79 Å. In the sixth Nb+4.90+ site, Nb+4.90+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Se+1.15- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.77 Å. There are twenty inequivalent Se+1.15- sites. In the first Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.35 Å. In the second Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.40 Å. In the third Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.35 Å. In the fourth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.40 Å. In the fifth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.51 Å. In the sixth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.64 Å. In the seventh Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.54 Å. In the eighth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ and one I1- atom. The Se–I bond length is 3.60 Å. In the ninth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the tenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the eleventh Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the twelfth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the thirteenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the fourteenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the fifteenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the sixteenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb+4.90+ atoms. In the seventeenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb+4.90+ and one Se+1.15- atom. The Se–Se bond length is 2.37 Å. In the eighteenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb+4.90+ and one Se+1.15- atom. The Se–Se bond length is 2.37 Å. In the nineteenth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb+4.90+ and one Se+1.15- atom. In the twentieth Se+1.15- site, Se+1.15- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb+4.90+ and one Se+1.15- atom. There are two inequivalent I1- sites. In the first I1- site, I1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Se+1.15- atoms. In the second I1- site, I1- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Se+1.15- atoms.

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2020-04-30. Materials Data on Nb10Se40I3 by Materials Project. https://doi.org/10.17188/1709545

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