DOE OSTI2020
Re2O7 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two Re2O7 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. there are four inequivalent Re7+ sites. In the first Re7+ site, Re7+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted ReO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ReO6 octahedra and corners with two ReO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 28°. There are a spread of Re–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–2.19 Å. In the second Re7+ site, Re7+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing ReO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–33°. There are a spread of Re–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–1.80 Å. In the third Re7+ site, Re7+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing ReO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–33°. There are a spread of Re–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–1.81 Å. In the fourth Re7+ site, Re7+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted ReO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ReO6 octahedra and corners with two ReO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 28°. There are a spread of Re–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–2.16 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Re7+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Re7+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two Re7+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Re7+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Re7+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Re7+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Re7+ atoms.