DOE OSTI2020
BP5(Pb3O10)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. All B–O bond lengths are 1.47 Å. There are six inequivalent Pb2+ sites. In the first Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.98 Å. In the second Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–3.02 Å. In the third Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.98 Å. In the fourth Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.45–3.01 Å. In the fifth Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–3.15 Å. In the sixth Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–3.14 Å. There are five inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. All P–O bond lengths are 1.56 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.60 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.60 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.60 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.61 Å. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one B3+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one B3+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one B3+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one B3+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom.