DOE OSTI2020
Cr4P7O24 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Cr+3.25+ sites. In the first Cr+3.25+ site, Cr+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.13 Å. In the second Cr+3.25+ site, Cr+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.12 Å. In the third Cr+3.25+ site, Cr+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.11 Å. In the fourth Cr+3.25+ site, Cr+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.08 Å. There are seven inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CrO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–39°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.63 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CrO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–59°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.62 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CrO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.60 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–44°. There is three shorter (1.52 Å) and one longer (1.65 Å) P–O bond length. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.67 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.60 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Cr+3.25+ and one P5+ atom.