Materials Data on Zr5Sn3O by Materials Project
Zr5Sn3O crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Sn and two equivalent O atoms. There are a spread of Zr–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.97–3.25 Å. Both Zr–O bond lengths are 2.43 Å. In the second Zr site, Zr is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sn atoms. All Zr–Sn bond lengths are 2.97 Å. Sn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Zr atoms. O is bonded to six equivalent Zr atoms to form face-sharing OZr6 octahedra.
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