Results for “Si(Bi3O5)4”

Materials Data on Si(Bi3O5)4 by Materials Project

Bi12SiO20 crystallizes in the cubic I23 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Si4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four equivalent O2- atoms. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.67 Å. Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.68 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Bi3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Si4+ and three equivalent Bi3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Bi3+ atoms.