Materials Data on Ba8B5N10F by Materials Project
Ba8(BN2)5F crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are seventeen inequivalent Ba2+ sites. In the first Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form edge-sharing BaN6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.85–2.97 Å. In the second Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.22 Å. In the third Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to five N3- and one F1- atom to form distorted BaN5F octahedra that share corners with three BaN4F2 octahedra and edges with two equivalent BaN5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–72°. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.78–3.10 Å. The Ba–F bond length is 2.71 Å. In the fourth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.25 Å. In the fifth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.23 Å. In the sixth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.19 Å. In the seventh Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.72–3.23 Å. In the eighth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.76–3.15 Å. In the ninth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.09 Å. In the tenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to four N3- and two equivalent F1- atoms to form BaN4F2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent BaN5F octahedra and edges with six BaN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–72°. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.81–2.88 Å. There are one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Ba–F bond lengths. In the eleventh Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to four N3- and two equivalent F1- atoms to form BaN4F2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent BaN5F octahedra and edges with six BaN4F2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–72°. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.82–2.85 Å. There are one shorter (2.70 Å) and one longer (2.75 Å) Ba–F bond lengths. In the twelfth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form edge-sharing BaN6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.86–2.95 Å. In the thirteenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to five N3- and one F1- atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing BaN5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 66°. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.82–2.97 Å. The Ba–F bond length is 2.69 Å. In the fourteenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to five N3- and one F1- atom to form BaN5F octahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaN5F octahedra and edges with six BaN4F2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.82–2.91 Å. The Ba–F bond length is 2.71 Å. In the fifteenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to five N3- and one F1- atom to form distorted BaN5F octahedra that share corners with three BaN4F2 octahedra and edges with two equivalent BaN5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–72°. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.78–3.11 Å. The Ba–F bond length is 2.69 Å. In the sixteenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to seven N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.24 Å. In the seventeenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form edge-sharing BaN6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ba–N bond distances ranging from 2.82–3.03 Å. There are ten inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.35 Å) and one longer (1.36 Å) B–N bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and one longer (1.35 Å) B–N bond length. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. Both B–N bond lengths are 1.35 Å. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and one longer (1.35 Å) B–N bond length. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and one longer (1.36 Å) B–N bond length. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. Both B–N bond lengths are 1.35 Å. In the seventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and one longer (1.36 Å) B–N bond length. In the eighth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.35 Å) and one longer (1.36 Å) B–N bond length. In the ninth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and one longer (1.35 Å) B–N bond length. In the tenth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and one longer (1.35 Å) B–N bond length. There are twenty inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the fifth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the sixth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventh N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the ninth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the tenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the twelfth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the fifteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the sixteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventeenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the nineteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. In the twentieth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Ba2+ and one B3+ atom. There are two inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded to four Ba2+ atoms to form corner-sharing FBa4 tetrahedra. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded to four Ba2+ atoms to form corner-sharing FBa4 tetrahedra.