Materials Data on Mn(PO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mn(PO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one Mn(PO4)2 sheet oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. Mn7+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.75–2.10 Å. P+4.50+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P+4.50+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn7+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn7+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mn7+ atom.