DOE OSTI2020
Ti3NiSb2(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ti4+ sites. In the first Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (1.97 Å) and three longer (2.08 Å) Ti–O bond lengths. In the second Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (1.92 Å) and three longer (2.10 Å) Ti–O bond lengths. In the third Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (1.94 Å) and three longer (2.13 Å) Ti–O bond lengths. Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (1.96 Å) and three longer (2.18 Å) Ni–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Sb2+ sites. In the first Sb2+ site, Sb2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are three shorter (2.19 Å) and three longer (2.53 Å) Sb–O bond lengths. In the second Sb2+ site, Sb2+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six O2- atoms. There are three shorter (2.30 Å) and three longer (2.45 Å) Sb–O bond lengths. There are two 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 NiO6 octahedra and corners with three TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.59 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ti4+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ti4+, one Sb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ti4+, one Sb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ti4+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ni2+, one Sb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ti4+, one Sb2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ti4+ and one P5+ atom.