Materials Data on Y7HoO12 by Materials Project
HoY7O12 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic I2_12_12_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ho3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted HoO6 octahedra that share corners with six YO6 octahedra and edges with six YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–56°. There are a spread of Ho–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.34 Å. There are six inequivalent Y3+ sites. In the first Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–56°. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.35 Å. In the second Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form YO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one HoO6 octahedra, corners with five YO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one HoO6 octahedra, and edges with five YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–57°. All Y–O bond lengths are 2.30 Å. In the third Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent HoO6 octahedra, corners with four YO6 octahedra, and edges with six YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–56°. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.35 Å. In the fourth Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted YO6 octahedra that share corners with six YO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent HoO6 octahedra, and edges with four YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–56°. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.35 Å. In the fifth Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent HoO6 octahedra, corners with four YO6 octahedra, and edges with six YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–57°. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.35 Å. In the sixth Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted YO6 octahedra that share corners with six YO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent HoO6 octahedra, and edges with four YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–56°. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.36 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Y3+ atoms to form distorted OY4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with twelve OY4 trigonal pyramids and edges with four OY3Ho trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Ho3+ and three Y3+ atoms to form distorted OY3Ho trigonal pyramids that share corners with twelve OY4 trigonal pyramids and edges with four OY3Ho trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Y3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OY4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Y3+ atoms to form distorted OY4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with twelve OY4 trigonal pyramids and edges with four OY3Ho trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Ho3+ and three Y3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OY3Ho trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Ho3+ and three Y3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OY3Ho trigonal pyramids.