DOE OSTI2020
CdAl2(Si5O12)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Cd2+ sites. In the first Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.54 Å. In the second Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.40 Å. There are four inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–1.83 Å. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.71–1.81 Å. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–1.84 Å. In the fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–1.78 Å. There are twenty inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.65 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.60–1.65 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.62–1.67 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.63 Å) and one longer (1.64 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.59–1.65 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.60–1.65 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.60–1.70 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.64 Å. In the ninth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.64 Å. In the tenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.62–1.66 Å. In the eleventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.64 Å. In the twelfth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.63–1.68 Å. In the thirteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.60–1.67 Å. In the fourteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.59–1.68 Å. In the fifteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.60–1.66 Å. In the sixteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.63 Å) and two longer (1.64 Å) Si–O bond length. In the seventeenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.65 Å. In the eighteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.59–1.65 Å. In the nineteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.59–1.69 Å. In the twentieth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- 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 1.60–1.67 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fortieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the forty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cd2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the forty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the forty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the forty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the forty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom.