Materials Data on Gd2Si2O7 by Materials Project

Abstract

Gd2Si2O7 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Gd3+ sites. In the first Gd3+ site, Gd3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Gd–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.48 Å. In the second Gd3+ site, Gd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Gd–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.80 Å. In the third Gd3+ site, Gd3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted GdO6 octahedra that share corners with seven SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Gd–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.45 Å. In the fourth Gd3+ site, Gd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Gd–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.75 Å. There are four inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one GdO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one GdO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.74 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent GdO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 64–67°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.67 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent GdO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–68°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Gd3+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Gd3+ and one Si4+ atom.