Materials Data on GdB(SO4)3 by Materials Project
GdB(SO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Gd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Gd–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.54 Å. B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.50 Å. There are three inequivalent S6+ sites. In the first S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.56 Å. In the second S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.54 Å. In the third S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.55 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one B3+ and one S6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one B3+ and one S6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one B3+ and one S6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one B3+ and one S6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Gd3+ and one S6+ atom.