DOE OSTI2020
SiO2 is Low Tridymite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twenty-eight inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.63 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.62 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.63 Å. In the ninth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the tenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.62 Å) and one longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the eleventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twelfth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.63 Å. In the thirteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fourteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.62 Å) and one longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the sixteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the seventeenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the eighteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the nineteenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twentieth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.63 Å. In the twenty-third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.62 Å) and one longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is three shorter (1.62 Å) and one longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. In the twenty-eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.62 Å) and two longer (1.63 Å) Si–O bond length. There are fifty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 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 two Si4+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 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 two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fortieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. 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 bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the forty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fiftieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms.