Materials Data on Tl2B4O7 by Materials Project
Tl2B4O7 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Tl1+ sites. In the first Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.54–2.77 Å. In the second Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.62 Å. In the third Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.61–3.37 Å. In the fourth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.61–3.37 Å. In the fifth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.64–3.39 Å. In the sixth Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.51–3.38 Å. There are twelve inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.38 Å) and two longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.53 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.37 Å) and one longer (1.41 Å) B–O bond length. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.38 Å) and one longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the seventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.50 Å. In the eighth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.40 Å. In the ninth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.53 Å. In the tenth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.37 Å) and two longer (1.38 Å) B–O bond length. In the eleventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.50 Å. In the twelfth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.37 Å) and two longer (1.38 Å) B–O bond length. There are twenty-one inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Tl1+ and two B3+ atoms.