Materials Data on BaSrY(CuO2)4 by Materials Project
BaSrY(CuO2)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.03 Å. Sr2+ is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.95 Å. Y3+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.43 Å. There are four inequivalent Cu+2.25+ sites. In the first Cu+2.25+ site, Cu+2.25+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.95 Å. In the second Cu+2.25+ site, Cu+2.25+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.95 Å. In the third Cu+2.25+ site, Cu+2.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.28 Å. In the fourth Cu+2.25+ site, Cu+2.25+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.18 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four equivalent Ba2+ and two Cu+2.25+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OBa4Cu2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 10°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four equivalent Sr2+ and two Cu+2.25+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OSr4Cu2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 10°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+, two equivalent Y3+, and two equivalent Cu+2.25+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sr2+, two equivalent Y3+, and two equivalent Cu+2.25+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+, two equivalent Y3+, and two equivalent Cu+2.25+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sr2+, two equivalent Y3+, and two equivalent Cu+2.25+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and three Cu+2.25+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and three Cu+2.25+ atoms.