DOE OSTI2020
Na3La(PO4)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pca2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–3.01 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.99 Å. In the third Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted NaO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.63 Å. In the fourth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.96 Å. In the fifth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.77 Å. In the sixth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted NaO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.56 Å. There are two inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.91 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.89 Å. There are four inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–66°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–36°. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–36°. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–65°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to three Na1+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, two La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, two La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Na1+, one La3+, and one P5+ atom.