Materials Data on Bi3(AsO5)2 by Materials Project
Bi3(AsO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Bi+3.33+ sites. In the first Bi+3.33+ site, Bi+3.33+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.84 Å. In the second Bi+3.33+ site, Bi+3.33+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.62 Å. In the third Bi+3.33+ site, Bi+3.33+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.85 Å. There are two inequivalent As5+ sites. In the first As5+ site, As5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of As–O bond distances ranging from 1.71–1.74 Å. In the second As5+ site, As5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of As–O bond distances ranging from 1.71–1.74 Å. There are ten inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi+3.33+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Bi+3.33+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Bi+3.33+ and one As5+ atom.