DOE OSTI2020
Er2Zr8O19 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Er3+ sites. In the first Er3+ site, Er3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Er–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.37 Å. In the second Er3+ site, Er3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Er–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.36 Å. There are eight inequivalent Zr4+ sites. In the first Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.39 Å. In the second Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.39 Å. In the third Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.37 Å. In the fourth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.32 Å. In the fifth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.20–2.29 Å. In the sixth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.35 Å. In the seventh Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.37 Å. In the eighth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.38 Å. There are nineteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Er3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OEr2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Er3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OEr2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Er3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OEr2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Er3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OEr4 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Er3+ and two equivalent Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OEr2Zr2 tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OZr4 tetrahedra.