Materials Data on CaAl2(Si2O7)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

CaAl2(Si2O7)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.78 Å. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.73–1.78 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.73 Å) and two longer (1.78 Å) Al–O bond length. There are six inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two AlO4 tetrahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.65 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra and corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.63 Å) and two longer (1.64 Å) Si–O bond length. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two AlO4 tetrahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.65 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two AlO4 tetrahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.65 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra and corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.64 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. There are twenty-one inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ca, one Al, and one Si atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ca, one Al, and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Ca and one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.24 Å. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ca atom. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ca and one O atom. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ca atom. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ca atom.