DOE OSTI2020
K2Sb4O11 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.27 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.97–3.38 Å. There are three inequivalent Sb5+ sites. In the first Sb5+ site, Sb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–55°. There are a spread of Sb–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.12 Å. In the second Sb5+ site, Sb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–55°. There are a spread of Sb–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.15 Å. In the third Sb5+ site, Sb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–48°. There are a spread of Sb–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.06 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two Sb5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Sb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two K1+ and two equivalent Sb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+ and two Sb5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three Sb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Sb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one K1+ and two Sb5+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Sb5+ atoms.