DOE OSTI2020
KCo2(PO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.31 Å. There are two inequivalent Co+2.50+ sites. In the first Co+2.50+ site, Co+2.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.93 Å. In the second Co+2.50+ site, Co+2.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.93 Å. There are two inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Co+2.50+, and one P5+ atom.