Materials Data on La8Al7InO24 by Materials Project
La8InAl7O24 is (Cubic) Perovskite-derived structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La3+ is bonded to twelve O2- atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent LaO12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent LaO12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one InO6 octahedra, and faces with seven AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.69–2.77 Å. In3+ is bonded to six equivalent O2- atoms to form InO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent AlO6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent LaO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All In–O bond lengths are 2.06 Å. There are three inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent InO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent AlO6 octahedra, and faces with eight equivalent LaO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There is two shorter (1.80 Å) and four longer (1.95 Å) Al–O bond length. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent LaO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There is four shorter (1.91 Å) and two longer (1.94 Å) Al–O bond length. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six equivalent O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent AlO6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent LaO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Al–O bond lengths are 1.92 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent La3+, one In3+, and one Al3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent La3+ and two Al3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent La3+ and two Al3+ atoms.