Materials Data on La2Co2O5 by Materials Project
La2Co2O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ima2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–3.03 Å. There are two inequivalent Co2+ sites. In the first Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent CoO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent CoO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 16°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.29 Å. In the second Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent CoO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.06 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La3+ and two equivalent Co2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La3+ and two Co2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent La3+ and two equivalent Co2+ atoms to form corner-sharing OLa2Co2 tetrahedra.