Materials Data on V4Zn(PO4)6 by Materials Project
V4Zn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent V4+ sites. In the first V4+ site, V4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra, corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.11 Å. In the second V4+ site, V4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.16 Å. In the third V4+ site, V4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra, corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 65°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.12 Å. In the fourth V4+ site, V4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.18 Å. Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two VO6 octahedra and corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 64–65°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.47 Å. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with four VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–65°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with four VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–65°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.58 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.58 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.57 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with five VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.59 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with five VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.59 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V4+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V4+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V4+ and one P5+ atom.