DOE OSTI2020
Pb2Ni(PO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.22 Å. There are two inequivalent Pb2+ sites. In the first Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–3.02 Å. In the second Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–3.16 Å. There are two inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–51°. All P–O bond lengths are 1.56 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–61°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, two Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, two Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, one Pb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, two equivalent Pb2+, and one P5+ atom.