Materials Data on CaZn(SiO3)2 by Materials Project
CaZnSi2O6 is Esseneite structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c 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 2.34–2.82 Å. Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.21 Å. Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent ZnO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–59°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.70 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca2+, one Zn2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two equivalent Zn2+, and one Si4+ atom.