Materials Data on KB5O8 by Materials Project
KB5O8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two KB5O8 sheets oriented in the (0, 1, 0) direction. K1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted KO4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent KO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.58–3.27 Å. There are five inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.25 Å) and one longer (1.29 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one KO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.52 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.23 Å) and one longer (1.33 Å) B–O bond length. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.34–1.43 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.24 Å) and one longer (1.30 Å) B–O bond length. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two B3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one K1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one K1+ and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two B3+ atoms.