Materials Data on Na2SiF6 by Materials Project
Na2SiF6 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded to six F1- atoms to form distorted NaF6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent SiF6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SiF6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent NaF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–44°. There are a spread of Na–F bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.39 Å. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to six F1- atoms to form SiF6 octahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent NaF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–44°. There is three shorter (1.72 Å) and three longer (1.73 Å) Si–F bond length. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to six equivalent F1- atoms to form SiF6 octahedra that share edges with six equivalent NaF6 octahedra. All Si–F bond lengths are 1.72 Å. There are three inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Na1+ and one Si4+ atom.