Materials Data on BaYbFe4O7 by Materials Project
BaYbFe4O7 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.76–3.20 Å. Yb2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with twelve FeO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.45 Å. There are two inequivalent Fe+2.50+ sites. In the first Fe+2.50+ site, Fe+2.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent YbO6 octahedra and corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–67°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.12 Å. In the second Fe+2.50+ site, Fe+2.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent YbO6 octahedra and corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–61°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.96 Å. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+, one Yb2+, and two Fe+2.50+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+, one Yb2+, and two Fe+2.50+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ba2+, one Yb2+, and two equivalent Fe+2.50+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+, one Yb2+, and two equivalent Fe+2.50+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Fe+2.50+ atoms.