DOE OSTI2020
Bi3TiNbO9 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ti4+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.80–2.33 Å. Nb5+ is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.27 Å. There are three inequivalent Bi3+ sites. In the first Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.61 Å. In the second Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.67 Å. In the third Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.67 Å. There are nine inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ti4+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nb5+ and two Bi3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Ti4+, one Nb5+, and two equivalent Bi3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ti4+, one Nb5+, and two equivalent Bi3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ti4+, one Nb5+, and two equivalent Bi3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ti4+, one Nb5+, and one Bi3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ti4+, one Nb5+, and one Bi3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Bi3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra.