Materials Data on Nb2O5 by Materials Project

Abstract

Nb2O5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.80–2.43 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.39 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–35°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.41 Å. In the fourth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–2.56 Å. In the fifth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–28°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.33 Å. In the sixth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–34°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.36 Å. In the seventh Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.78–2.40 Å. In the eighth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–27°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.23 Å. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Nb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms.