DOE OSTI2020
FeOF is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eighteen inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–53°. All Fe–O bond lengths are 1.96 Å. There are two shorter (2.15 Å) and one longer (2.20 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with eight FeO3F3 octahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–56°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.04 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–54°. There is two shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (1.99 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are one shorter (2.16 Å) and two longer (2.18 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the fourth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There is one shorter (1.90 Å) and two longer (1.95 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.17 Å) and one longer (2.30 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the fifth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–55°. There is two shorter (1.92 Å) and one longer (1.99 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.20 Å) and one longer (2.21 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the sixth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–54°. There is two shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (1.97 Å) Fe–O bond length. All Fe–F bond lengths are 2.20 Å. In the seventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to one O2- and five F1- atoms to form FeOF5 octahedra that share corners with eight FeO3F3 octahedra and edges with two equivalent FeOF5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–54°. The Fe–O bond length is 1.98 Å. There are a spread of Fe–F bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.10 Å. In the eighth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There is one shorter (1.96 Å) and two longer (1.97 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.14 Å) and one longer (2.16 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the ninth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–55°. There is two shorter (1.95 Å) and one longer (2.00 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.17 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the tenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There is two shorter (1.95 Å) and one longer (1.98 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.16 Å) and one longer (2.17 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the eleventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form FeO3F3 octahedra that share corners with eight FeO2F4 octahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–54°. There is one shorter (1.93 Å) and two longer (1.95 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.15 Å) and one longer (2.27 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the twelfth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–55°. There is two shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (1.97 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are one shorter (2.20 Å) and two longer (2.21 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the thirteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to two equivalent O2- and four F1- atoms to form FeO2F4 octahedra that share corners with eight FeO3F3 octahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–54°. Both Fe–O bond lengths are 1.94 Å. There are a spread of Fe–F bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.14 Å. In the fourteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–55°. There is one shorter (1.93 Å) and two longer (1.95 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.18 Å) and one longer (2.24 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the fifteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–54°. There is two shorter (1.97 Å) and one longer (1.98 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.18 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the sixteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–56°. There is two shorter (1.91 Å) and one longer (1.95 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.23 Å) and one longer (2.25 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the seventeenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form FeO3F3 octahedra that share corners with eight FeO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–54°. There is one shorter (1.91 Å) and two longer (1.96 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are two shorter (2.17 Å) and one longer (2.27 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. In the eighteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to three O2- and three F1- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FeO3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–54°. There is two shorter (1.95 Å) and one longer (2.02 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are one shorter (2.15 Å) and two longer (2.16 Å) Fe–F bond lengths. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. There are eighteen inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fourth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fifth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the sixth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the seventh F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the eighth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the ninth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the tenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the eleventh F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the twelfth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the thirteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fourteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the fifteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the sixteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the seventeenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms. In the eighteenth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Fe3+ atoms.