DOI: 10.17188/1679460
title: Materials Data on Eu2B4O9 by Materials Project

description: Eu2B4O9 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Eu3+ sites. In the first Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.90 Å. In the second Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.89 Å. In the third Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.80 Å. In the fourth Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.86 Å. In the fifth Eu3+ site, Eu3+ is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of Eu–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.93 Å. There are ten inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first 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 1.44–1.53 Å. 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 1.46–1.51 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 1.46–1.51 Å. In the fourth 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 1.40–1.57 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.46 Å) and three longer (1.49 Å) B–O bond length. In the sixth 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 1.49–1.54 Å. In the seventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and 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 to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.42–1.52 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 1.46–1.51 Å. In the tenth 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 1.42–1.52 Å. There are twenty-three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Eu3+ and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Eu3+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Eu3+ and two equivalent B3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Eu3+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Eu3+ and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Eu3+ and two equivalent B3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Eu3+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Eu3+ and two B3+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Eu3+ and two equivalent B3+ atoms.