Materials Data on Yb2Ti12(CuO4)9 by Materials Project

Abstract

Yb2Ti12(CuO4)9 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb3+ is bonded to twelve O2- atoms to form YbO12 cuboctahedra that share faces with eight TiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.60 Å. There are four inequivalent Ti4+ sites. In the first Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six TiO6 octahedra and a faceface with one YbO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–44°. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.06 Å. In the second Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six TiO6 octahedra and faces with two equivalent YbO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–41°. There is four shorter (1.98 Å) and two longer (1.99 Å) Ti–O bond length. In the third Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six equivalent O2- atoms to form corner-sharing TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. All Ti–O bond lengths are 1.99 Å. In the fourth Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six TiO6 octahedra and faces with two equivalent YbO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There is three shorter (1.95 Å) and three longer (2.01 Å) Ti–O bond length. There are two inequivalent Cu2+ sites. In the first Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.95 Å. In the second Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.95 Å) and two longer (1.96 Å) Cu–O bond length. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ti4+ and one Cu2+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb3+, two Ti4+, and one Cu2+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb3+, two Ti4+, and one Cu2+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb3+, two Ti4+, and one Cu2+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ti4+ and one Cu2+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb3+, two Ti4+, and one Cu2+ atom.