DOE OSTI2020
Ca3W3N5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–N bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.84 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five N3- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–N bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.65 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted CaN4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent WN4 trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one CaN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ca–N bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.50 Å. There are three inequivalent W3+ sites. In the first W3+ site, W3+ is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four N3- atoms. There are a spread of W–N bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.18 Å. In the second W3+ site, W3+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three N3- atoms. There are one shorter (2.01 Å) and two longer (2.09 Å) W–N bond lengths. In the third W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form WN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent CaN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of W–N bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.14 Å. There are five inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded to three Ca2+ and three W3+ atoms to form distorted NCa3W3 octahedra that share corners with five NCa3W2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent NCa3W trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NCa3W3 octahedra, and edges with two NCa3W2 trigonal bipyramids. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one W3+ atom to form distorted NCa3W trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent NCa3W3 octahedra, corners with five NCa3W2 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one NCa2W3 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NCa3W trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–62°. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded to three Ca2+ and two equivalent W3+ atoms to form NCa3W2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent NCa3W3 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NCa2W3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent NCa3W trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NCa3W3 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent NCa3W2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–46°. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded to two Ca2+ and three W3+ atoms to form NCa2W3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent NCa3W3 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NCa3W2 trigonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one NCa3W trigonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one NCa3W3 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NCa2W3 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NCa3W trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–64°. In the fifth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and two W3+ atoms.