Materials Data on Ni5(P2O7)4 by Materials Project
Ni5(P2O7)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Ni+3.20+ sites. In the first Ni+3.20+ site, Ni+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.21 Å. In the second Ni+3.20+ site, Ni+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.28 Å. In the third Ni+3.20+ site, Ni+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.15 Å. In the fourth Ni+3.20+ site, Ni+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.19 Å. In the fifth Ni+3.20+ site, Ni+3.20+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.14 Å. There are eight inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.61 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–61°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.60 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.63 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.62 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.63 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.62 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–59°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.62 Å. There are twenty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni+3.20+ and one P5+ atom.