DOE OSTI2020
Ca(PO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.57 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form distorted CaO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent CaO7 pentagonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.73 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.58 Å. In the fourth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.82 Å. There are eight inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid. 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 corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CaO7 pentagonal bipyramids and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one P5+ atom.