Materials Data on MgFeO2 by Materials Project
MgFeO2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.38 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.38 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.93 Å) and three longer (2.02 Å) Mg–O bond length. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.03 Å. There are four inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.72 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.35 Å. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.34 Å. In the fourth Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.74 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and three Fe2+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OMgFe3 tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and three Fe2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and three Fe2+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and three Fe2+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OMgFe3 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and two equivalent Fe2+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and three Fe2+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and two equivalent Fe2+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and three Fe2+ atoms.