DOE OSTI2020
NaNb13O33 is Potassium Silver Cyanide-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.60 Å. There are thirteen 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 1.79–2.44 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–16°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.23 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–33°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.31 Å. In the fourth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–15°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.22 Å. In the fifth 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 1.80–2.37 Å. In the sixth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–33°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.30 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 1.81–2.42 Å. In the eighth 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 1.80–2.39 Å. In the ninth 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 1.79–2.44 Å. In the tenth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–33°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.28 Å. In the eleventh Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–33°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.29 Å. In the twelfth 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 1.81–2.41 Å. In the thirteenth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.05 Å. There are thirty-three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Nb5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ONa2Nb2 tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear 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 linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three 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 linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Nb5+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Nb2 tetrahedra. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Nb5+ atoms.