Materials Data on K3Tm(PO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

K3Tm(PO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.10 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to eleven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.62–3.33 Å. In the third K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.66–3.04 Å. Tm3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tm–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.58 Å. There are two inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Tm3+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four K1+, one Tm3+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four K1+, one Tm3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four K1+, one Tm3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four K1+, one Tm3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five K1+ and one P5+ atom.