Materials Data on NaScTiO4 by Materials Project
NaScTiO4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmc2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.66 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.72 Å. There are two inequivalent Sc3+ sites. In the first Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ScO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent TiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent ScO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–56°. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.17 Å. In the second Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ScO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent TiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent ScO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–55°. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.16 Å. There are two inequivalent Ti4+ sites. In the first Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent ScO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent ScO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–55°. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.03 Å. In the second Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent ScO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent ScO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–56°. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.03 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+, one Sc3+, and two equivalent Ti4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+, two equivalent Sc3+, and one Ti4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Na1+, one Sc3+, and two equivalent Ti4+ atoms to form distorted ONa2ScTi2 square pyramids that share edges with two equivalent ONa2ScTi2 square pyramids and edges with two equivalent ONa2Sc2Ti trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Na1+, two equivalent Sc3+, and one Ti4+ atom to form distorted ONa2Sc2Ti trigonal bipyramids that share edges with two equivalent ONa2ScTi2 square pyramids and edges with two equivalent ONa2Sc2Ti trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+, one Sc3+, and two equivalent Ti4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+, two equivalent Sc3+, and one Ti4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+, one Sc3+, and two equivalent Ti4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na1+, two equivalent Sc3+, and one Ti4+ atom.