Materials Data on K2CrO4 by Materials Project

Abstract

K2CrO4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.72–3.42 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.15 Å. Cr6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.68 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four K1+ and one Cr6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four K1+ and one Cr6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four K1+ and one Cr6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four K1+ and one Cr6+ atom.