Materials Data on Er2Te4O11 by Materials Project
Er2Te4O11 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Er–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.57 Å. There are two inequivalent Te4+ sites. In the first Te4+ site, Te4+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.55 Å. In the second Te4+ site, Te4+ is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.31 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Te4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er3+ and two Te4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Er3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Er3+ and two Te4+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Er3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Er3+ and one Te4+ atom.