DOI: 10.17188/1716967
title: Materials Data on K2Ba5(Si2O5)6 by Materials Project

description: K2Ba5Si12O30 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.04 Å. There are three inequivalent Ba2+ sites. In the first Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.72–2.96 Å. In the second Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.00 Å. In the third Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.66–3.31 Å. There are six inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.58–1.67 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.58–1.67 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.65 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.59–1.66 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.67 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.67 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ba2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ba2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K1+, two Ba2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K1+, two Ba2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Ba2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Ba2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K1+, two Ba2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K1+, two Ba2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two Si4+ atoms.