DOE OSTI2020
NaNbO3 is Orthorhombic Perovskite-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.95 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.84 Å. In the third Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.75 Å. In the fourth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.90 Å. In the fifth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.89 Å. In the sixth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.92 Å. In the seventh Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.97 Å. In the eighth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.51–2.96 Å. There are four inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–21°. There are two shorter (2.01 Å) and four longer (2.02 Å) Nb–O bond lengths. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–21°. There are four shorter (2.01 Å) and two longer (2.02 Å) Nb–O bond lengths. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–20°. There are one shorter (2.00 Å) and five longer (2.01 Å) Nb–O bond lengths. In the fourth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–22°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.02 Å. There are thirteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Na1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms.