Materials Data on WO3 by Materials Project

Abstract

WO3 is alpha Rhenium trioxide structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. W6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–8°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.04 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W6+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W6+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W6+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W6+ atoms. There is one shorter (1.88 Å) and one longer (1.99 Å) O–W bond length. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W6+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent W6+ atoms.