DOE OSTI2019
CsTl3O5 is Orthorhombic Perovskite-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cs1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cs–O bond distances ranging from 2.99–3.52 Å. There are three inequivalent Tl3+ sites. In the first Tl3+ site, Tl3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–57°. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.46 Å. In the second Tl3+ site, Tl3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–9°. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.48 Å. In the third Tl3+ site, Tl3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–57°. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.76 Å. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs1+ and three Tl3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Tl3+ atoms to form OTl6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent OCsTl3 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent OTl6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one OCsTl3 tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cs1+ and three Tl3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Cs1+ and three Tl3+ atoms to form distorted OCsTl3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent OTl6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OCsTl3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OTl6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–13°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs1+ and three Tl3+ atoms.