Materials Data on Bi8(MoO7)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Bi8Mo3O21 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Mo6+ sites. In the first Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.79–1.82 Å. In the second Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.79–1.83 Å. In the third Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.81–1.85 Å. There are eight inequivalent Bi3+ sites. In the first Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.85 Å. In the second Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.95 Å. In the third Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.20–2.97 Å. In the fourth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.61 Å. In the fifth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.20–3.00 Å. In the sixth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.25–3.05 Å. In the seventh Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.89 Å. In the eighth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.81 Å. There are twenty-one inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four Bi3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four Bi3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and one Bi3+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms.