Materials Data on KAlP2H4O9 by Materials Project
KAlP2H4O9 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and nine O2- atoms. The K–H bond length is 2.79 Å. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.67–3.33 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.88 Å. There are two inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.08 Å. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.95 Å. There are four inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.62 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–46°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.59 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–43°. There is three shorter (1.53 Å) and one longer (1.60 Å) P–O bond length. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–37°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.61 Å. There are eight inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.98 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the fourth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.00 Å) and one longer (1.67 Å) H–O bond length. In the fifth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K1+ and two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.01 Å) and one longer (1.68 Å) H–O bond length. In the sixth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.02 Å) and one longer (1.60 Å) H–O bond length. In the seventh H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.03 Å) and one longer (1.50 Å) H–O bond length. In the eighth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.01 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one K1+, one Al3+, and two H1+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Al3+ and two H1+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one P5+ and one H1+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent K1+, one P5+, and one H1+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Al3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Al3+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+, one Al3+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one K1+, one P5+, and one H1+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two K1+, one P5+, and one H1+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two K1+, one Al3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+, one Al3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one P5+ and one H1+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one P5+, and two H1+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Al3+, one P5+, and one H1+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Al3+, and one P5+ atom.