Materials Data on Na5Si51 by Materials Project

Abstract

(Na)3Na2Si51 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of twelve sodium molecules and one Na2Si51 framework. In the Na2Si51 framework, there are three inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to twenty Si atoms. There are a spread of Na–Si bond distances ranging from 3.21–3.38 Å. In the second Na site, Na is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to twenty Si atoms. There are a spread of Na–Si bond distances ranging from 3.21–3.38 Å. In the third Na site, Na is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to twenty Si atoms. There are a spread of Na–Si bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.39 Å. There are thirty inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and three longer (2.37 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and three longer (2.37 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and three longer (2.38 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are two shorter (2.37 Å) and two longer (2.38 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and three longer (2.38 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and three longer (2.38 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two Na and four Si atoms. All Si–Si bond lengths are 2.38 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and three longer (2.38 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the ninth Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.36 Å. In the tenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two Na and four Si atoms. In the eleventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. In the twelfth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are two shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the thirteenth Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.40 Å. In the fourteenth Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fifteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the sixteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the seventeenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the eighteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.37 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the nineteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.36 Å. In the twentieth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.37 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the twenty-first Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.36 Å. In the twenty-second Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.36 Å. In the twenty-third Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra. The Si–Si bond length is 2.36 Å. In the twenty-fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.41 Å. In the twenty-fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Na and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.41 Å. In the twenty-sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.41 Å. In the twenty-seventh Si site, Si is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.40 Å. In the twenty-eighth Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra. The Si–Si bond length is 2.41 Å. In the twenty-ninth Si site, Si is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Si atoms. In the thirtieth Si site, Si is bonded to four Si atoms to form corner-sharing SiSi4 tetrahedra.