DOE OSTI2020
Li7Eu3(MoO4)8 is Zircon-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are seven inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.69 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.69 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.70 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.68 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.08 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.01 Å) and two longer (2.07 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.55 Å. There are three inequivalent Eu3+ sites. In the first Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.50 Å. In the second Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.52 Å. In the third Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.52 Å. There are eight inequivalent Mo6+ sites. In the first Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.86 Å. In the second Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.84 Å. In the third Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.82 Å. In the fourth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.86 Å. In the fifth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.83 Å. In the sixth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.88 Å. In the seventh Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.83 Å. In the eighth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.86 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Eu3+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Eu3+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Eu3+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Eu3+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Eu3+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Eu3+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Eu3+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one Mo6+ atom.