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Materials Data on YMg30ZnO32 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mg30YZnO32 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent YO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.08 Å) and four longer (2.16 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and four longer (2.16 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.14 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.15 Å) and two longer (2.16 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.22 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.17 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.21 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. There are two shorter (2.15 Å) and four longer (2.16 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. Y is bonded to six O atoms to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.21 Å) and four longer (2.23 Å) Y–O bond lengths. Zn is bonded to six O atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent YO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.11 Å) and four longer (2.22 Å) Zn–O bond lengths. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded to five Mg and one Y atom to form OYMg5 octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Zn octahedra and edges with twelve OYMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the second O site, O is bonded to five Mg and one Zn atom to form OMg5Zn octahedra that share corners with six OYMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Zn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the third O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the fifth O site, O is bonded to five Mg and one Y atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of O–Mg bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.22 Å. In the sixth O site, O is bonded to five Mg and one Zn atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg5Zn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are two shorter (2.10 Å) and two longer (2.16 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the seventh O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Zn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. All O–Mg bond lengths are 2.15 Å. In the eighth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OYMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–5°. In the ninth O site, O is bonded to four equivalent Mg, one Y, and one Zn atom to form OYMg4Zn octahedra that share corners with six OYMg4Zn octahedra and edges with twelve OYMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the tenth O site, O is bonded to four equivalent Mg, one Y, and one Zn atom to form OYMg4Zn octahedra that share corners with six OYMg4Zn octahedra and edges with twelve OYMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. All O–Mg bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OYMg4Zn octahedra and edges with twelve OYMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°.

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2020-09-03. Materials Data on YMg30ZnO32 by Materials Project. https://doi.org/10.17188/1757894

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