DOE OSTI2020
CuSiO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two CuSiO3 clusters. there are three inequivalent Cu2+ sites. In the first Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.26 Å) and one longer (1.45 Å) Cu–O bond length. In the second Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.31 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Cu–O bond lengths. In the third Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.12–1.93 Å. There are three inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.49 Å) and one longer (1.55 Å) Si–O bond length. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.61 Å) and one longer (1.80 Å) Si–O bond length. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (0.95 Å) and one longer (1.69 Å) Si–O bond length. There are nine inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cu2+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cu2+ and one O2- atom. The O–O bond length is 1.80 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cu2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Cu2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cu2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one O2- atom.