Materials Data on CaCuAsO5 by Materials Project
CaCuAsO5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.88 Å. Cu3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.52 Å. As5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There is three shorter (1.70 Å) and one longer (1.83 Å) As–O bond length. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two equivalent Cu3+, and one As5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one As5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one As5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, one Cu3+, and one As5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ca2+ and two equivalent Cu3+ atoms.