Materials Data on K6Al32O51 by Materials Project
K6Al32O51 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to five O atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.11 Å. In the second K site, K is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.52–3.08 Å. In the third K site, K is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to five O atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.69–3.11 Å. In the fourth K site, K is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.52–3.08 Å. There are nineteen inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with six AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.94 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.03 Å. In the third Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.03 Å. In the fourth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.02 Å. In the fifth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with six AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.95 Å. In the sixth Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–59°. There is three shorter (1.81 Å) and one longer (1.85 Å) Al–O bond length. In the seventh Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–54°. There is three shorter (1.77 Å) and one longer (1.78 Å) Al–O bond length. In the eighth Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–55°. There is one shorter (1.76 Å) and three longer (1.80 Å) Al–O bond length. In the ninth Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–58°. There is one shorter (1.78 Å) and three longer (1.83 Å) Al–O bond length. In the tenth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–2.10 Å. In the eleventh Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–2.10 Å. In the twelfth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.03 Å. In the thirteenth Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–63°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.80–1.94 Å. In the fourteenth Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–59°. There is one shorter (1.79 Å) and three longer (1.83 Å) Al–O bond length. In the fifteenth Al site, Al is bonded to four O atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–55°. There is one shorter (1.67 Å) and three longer (1.82 Å) Al–O bond length. In the sixteenth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.05 Å. In the seventeenth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–2.11 Å. In the eighteenth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.02 Å. In the nineteenth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.05 Å. There are thirty inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the second O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a linear geometry to two Al atoms. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K and two Al atoms. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to six K and one Al atom. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K and two equivalent Al atoms. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one K and three Al atoms. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al atoms. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K and three Al atoms.