DOI: 10.17188/1285564
title: Materials Data on Mn3(PO4)2 by Materials Project

description: Mn3(PO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Mn2+ sites. In the first Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.42 Å. In the second Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.26 Å. In the third Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.68 Å. In the fourth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.85 Å. In the fifth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five PO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.24 Å. In the sixth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. In the seventh Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.22 Å. In the eighth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.48 Å. In the ninth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.45 Å. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Mn2+ and one P5+ atom.