Materials Data on LiDy6B3O14 by Materials Project
LiDy6B3O14 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.56 Å. There are six inequivalent Dy3+ sites. In the first Dy3+ site, Dy3+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyO7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Dy–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.43 Å. In the second Dy3+ site, Dy3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Dy–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.51 Å. In the third Dy3+ site, Dy3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Dy–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.81 Å. In the fourth Dy3+ site, Dy3+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyO7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Dy–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.43 Å. In the fifth Dy3+ site, Dy3+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyO7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Dy–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.41 Å. In the sixth Dy3+ site, Dy3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Dy–O bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.53 Å. There are three inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.38 Å) and one longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.38 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.38–1.40 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Dy3+ and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Dy3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ODy4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, three Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Dy3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ODy4 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Dy3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ODy4 tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Dy3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ODy4 tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Dy3+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ODy4 tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, three Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, two Dy3+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Dy3+ and one B3+ atom.