Materials Data on Mn(BO4)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mn(BO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two Mn(BO4)4 clusters. Mn is bonded to four O atoms to form MnO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.59–1.92 Å. There are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.39 Å. In the second B site, B is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O atoms. There is two shorter (1.37 Å) and one longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the third B site, B is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.57 Å. In the fourth B site, B is bonded to four O atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.51 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B atoms. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B atoms. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mn and one B atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B atoms. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B and one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.43 Å. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a water-like geometry to two B and one O atom. The O–O bond length is 2.04 Å. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.24 Å. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.27 Å. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mn atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mn and one O atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mn atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two O atoms. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom.