DOI: 10.17188/1321946
title: Materials Data on Zn(WO2)2 by Materials Project

description: Zn(WO2)2 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent W3+ sites. In the first W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three WO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.23 Å. In the second W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form WO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six WO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–65°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.29 Å. In the third W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.21 Å. In the fourth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three WO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.19 Å. In the fifth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent WO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.22 Å. In the sixth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.00 Å) and one longer (2.04 Å) W–O bond lengths. In the seventh W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent WO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.24 Å. In the eighth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three WO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.22 Å. In the ninth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form WO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six WO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–69°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.48 Å. In the tenth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three WO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.24 Å. In the eleventh W3+ site, W3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All W–O bond lengths are 2.02 Å. In the twelfth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form WO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–72°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.38 Å. There are six inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–65°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.16 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.29 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four WO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.29 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share edges with two ZnO6 octahedra and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.22 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.27 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.36 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnW3 trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four W3+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OW4 tetrahedra. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom.