Materials Data on Rb4SiO4 by Materials Project
Rb4SiO4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Rb1+ sites. In the first Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted RbO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent RbO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.78–2.97 Å. In the second Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.13 Å. In the third Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.24 Å. In the fourth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.33 Å. Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent RbO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.69 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Rb1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Rb1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Rb1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Rb1+ and one Si4+ atom.