Materials Data on Yb2Te4O11 by Materials Project
Yb2Te4O11 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Yb3+ sites. In the first Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.86 Å. In the second Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.85 Å. There are four inequivalent Te4+ sites. In the first Te4+ site, Te4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing TeO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.03 Å. In the second Te4+ site, Te4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing TeO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.11 Å. In the third Te4+ site, Te4+ is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.34 Å. In the fourth Te4+ site, Te4+ is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.34 Å. There are eleven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb3+ and two Te4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and two Te4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb3+ and one Te4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Te4+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb3+ and two Te4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and two Te4+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb3+ and one Te4+ atom.