Materials Data on Ni2P2O7 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ni2P2O7 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ni2+ sites. In the first Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.07 Å. In the second Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.19 Å. There are two inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.59 Å. There are seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ni2+ and one P5+ atom.