Materials Data on CaAlH5 by Materials Project
CaAlH5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca2+ is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to eleven H1- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–H bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.65 Å. Al3+ is bonded to six H1- atoms to form corner-sharing AlH6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. There are a spread of Al–H bond distances ranging from 1.69–1.79 Å. There are five inequivalent H1- sites. In the first H1- site, H1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Al3+ atom. In the second H1- site, H1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Al3+ atom. In the third H1- site, H1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and two equivalent Al3+ atoms. In the fourth H1- site, H1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ca2+ and one Al3+ atom. In the fifth H1- site, H1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ca2+ and one Al3+ atom.