DOE OSTI2020
Cs2O11I4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Cs1+ sites. In the first Cs1+ site, Cs1+ is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cs–O bond distances ranging from 3.31–3.50 Å. In the second Cs1+ site, Cs1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cs–O bond distances ranging from 3.30–3.36 Å. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Cs1+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Cs1+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.81 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent I5+ atoms. All O–I bond lengths are 2.17 Å. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent I5+ atoms. All O–I bond lengths are 2.15 Å. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Cs1+ and two I5+ atoms. There are one shorter (1.84 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) O–I bond lengths. There are two inequivalent I5+ sites. In the first I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. In the second I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O2- atoms.