DOE OSTI2020
Na2Zn11(MoO4)12 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.89 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.39 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Mo6+ sites. In the first Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with two ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–52°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.85 Å. In the second Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–53°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–1.89 Å. In the third Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with two ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–51°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.84 Å. In the fourth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–41°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.83 Å. In the fifth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–65°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.84 Å. In the sixth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–60°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.87 Å. In the seventh Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnO6 octahedra and corners with two ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–64°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.84 Å. In the eighth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnO6 octahedra and corners with two ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–63°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.85 Å. In the ninth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–61°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.73–1.85 Å. In the tenth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–61°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.73–1.85 Å. In the eleventh Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–62°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–1.87 Å. In the twelfth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five ZnO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–62°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.73–1.84 Å. There are eleven inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.27 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.24 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.29 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.34 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.29 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.28 Å. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.19 Å. In the eighth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.25 Å. In the ninth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five MoO4 tetrahedra and edges with two ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.13 Å. In the tenth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five MoO4 tetrahedra and edges with two ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.22 Å. In the eleventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five MoO4 tetrahedra and edges with two ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.16 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Na1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Na1+, one Mo6+, and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Na1+, one Mo6+, and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Na1+, one Mo6+, and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Na1+, one Mo6+, and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the thirty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fortieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the forty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the forty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo6+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the forty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the forty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mo6+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the forty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Na1+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the forty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees g