Materials Data on Fe3O4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Fe3O4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Fe+2.67+ sites. In the first Fe+2.67+ site, Fe+2.67+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.75 Å. In the second Fe+2.67+ site, Fe+2.67+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.35 Å. In the third Fe+2.67+ site, Fe+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–54°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.11 Å. In the fourth Fe+2.67+ site, Fe+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–54°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.14 Å. In the fifth Fe+2.67+ site, Fe+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–56°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.13 Å. In the sixth Fe+2.67+ site, Fe+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–56°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.17 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Fe+2.67+ atoms to form distorted OFe5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OFe4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent OFe5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one OFe4 tetrahedra, and edges with three OFe5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Fe+2.67+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Fe+2.67+ atoms to form distorted OFe5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OFe4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent OFe5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one OFe4 tetrahedra, and edges with three OFe5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Fe+2.67+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe+2.67+ atoms to form distorted OFe4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent OFe4 tetrahedra, corners with eight OFe5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OFe5 trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe+2.67+ atoms to form distorted OFe4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent OFe4 tetrahedra and corners with two OFe5 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five Fe+2.67+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five Fe+2.67+ atoms.