Materials Data on Sr4Ta2O9 by Materials Project
Sr4Ta2O9 is Orthorhombic Perovskite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Sr2+ sites. In the first Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SrO6 octahedra that share corners with six TaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–34°. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.45 Å. In the second Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SrO6 octahedra that share corners with six TaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–36°. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.44 Å. In the third Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.91 Å. In the fourth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.49–3.00 Å. In the fifth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.46–3.07 Å. There are two inequivalent Ta5+ sites. In the first Ta5+ site, Ta5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TaO6 octahedra that share corners with three SrO6 octahedra and corners with three TaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–36°. There are a spread of Ta–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.19 Å. In the second Ta5+ site, Ta5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TaO6 octahedra that share corners with three SrO6 octahedra and corners with three TaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–34°. There are a spread of Ta–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.19 Å. There are nine inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Sr2+ and two equivalent Ta5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sr2+ and two Ta5+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OSr2Ta2 tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Sr2+ and one Ta5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Sr2+ and one Ta5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Sr2+ and one Ta5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Sr2+ and one Ta5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Sr2+ and one Ta5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OSr3Ta tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Sr2+ and one Ta5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Sr2+ and two equivalent Ta5+ atoms.