Materials Data on Al2Si2PbO10 by Materials Project

Abstract

Al2PbSi2O10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent PbO5 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.99 Å. Pb is bonded to five O atoms to form PbO5 square pyramids that share corners with four equivalent AlO6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 61–62°. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.53 Å. Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent AlO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent PbO5 square pyramids, and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–57°. There is one shorter (1.64 Å) and three longer (1.65 Å) Si–O bond length. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Al and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Al atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Pb atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si atoms. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al, one Pb, and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Al, one Pb, and one Si atom.