Materials Data on K2LaPCO7 by Materials Project

Abstract

K2LaCPO7 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.60–3.08 Å. La3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LaO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.51 Å. C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.26–1.33 Å. P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent LaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–65°. There is two shorter (1.56 Å) and two longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and one C4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to two equivalent K1+, one La3+, and one C4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one La3+, and one C4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom.