Materials Data on Sr3Ge2(B3O8)2 by Materials Project
Sr3Ge2(B3O8)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Sr2+ sites. In the first Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.54–3.16 Å. In the second Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.81 Å. There are three inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.35–1.41 Å. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent GeO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.51 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent GeO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.47 Å) and three longer (1.50 Å) B–O bond length. Ge4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ge–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.78 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and two B3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Sr2+ and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Sr2+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Sr2+, one B3+, and one Ge4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Sr2+, one B3+, and one Ge4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Sr2+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sr2+, one B3+, and one Ge4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sr2+, one B3+, and one Ge4+ atom.