Materials Data on NaSb by Materials Project
NaSb crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded to six Sb1- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NaSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–60°. There are a spread of Na–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.27–3.39 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Sb1- atoms. There are a spread of Na–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.26–3.42 Å. There are two inequivalent Sb1- sites. In the first Sb1- site, Sb1- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Na1+ and two equivalent Sb1- atoms. There are one shorter (2.89 Å) and one longer (2.90 Å) Sb–Sb bond lengths. In the second Sb1- site, Sb1- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Na1+ and two equivalent Sb1- atoms.