DOE OSTI2020
CaC2O4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one CaC2O4 sheet oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. there are two inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.56 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–3.04 Å. There are four inequivalent C3+ sites. In the first C3+ site, C3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.26 Å) and one longer (1.27 Å) C–O bond length. In the second C3+ site, C3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both C–O bond lengths are 1.27 Å. In the third C3+ site, C3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both C–O bond lengths are 1.27 Å. In the fourth C3+ site, C3+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The C–O bond length is 1.33 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ca2+ and one C3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one C3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one C3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one C3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, one C3+, and one O2- atom. The O–O bond length is 1.45 Å. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Ca2+ and one O2- atom.