Materials Data on Rb3B7O12 by Materials Project
Rb3B7O12 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Rb1+ sites. In the first Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.89–3.40 Å. In the second Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 3.04–3.42 Å. In the third Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.14 Å. In the fourth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.84–2.96 Å. In the fifth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.93–3.06 Å. In the sixth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.27 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.38 Å) and one longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.42 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.53 Å. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.41 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.51 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.51 Å. In the seventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.41 Å. In the eighth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.51 Å. In the ninth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.37 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the tenth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.37 Å) and two longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the eleventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.53 Å. In the twelfth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.40 Å. In the thirteenth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.50 Å. In the fourteenth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.41 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to three Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Rb1+ and two B3+ atoms.