DOI: 10.17188/1284240
title: Materials Data on Ba20Nb19Se60 by Materials Project

description: Ba20Nb19Se60 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are ten inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with five NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–25°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.49–3.68 Å. In the second Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with five NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–25°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.50–3.69 Å. In the third Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with five NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–30°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.53–3.71 Å. In the fourth Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–22°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.58–3.62 Å. In the fifth Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–23°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.55–3.64 Å. In the sixth Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–22°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.55–3.62 Å. In the seventh Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with five NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–25°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.49–3.67 Å. In the eighth Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with five NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–30°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.53–3.71 Å. In the ninth Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with five NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–30°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.53–3.72 Å. In the tenth Ba site, Ba is bonded to twelve Se atoms to form BaSe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, corners with six NbSe6 octahedra, faces with eight BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six NbSe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 16–23°. There are a spread of Ba–Se bond distances ranging from 3.55–3.64 Å. There are eleven inequivalent Nb sites. In the first Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form distorted NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and a faceface with one NbSe6 octahedra. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.83 Å. In the second Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are a spread of Nb–Se bond distances ranging from 2.60–2.68 Å. In the third Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are three shorter (2.63 Å) and three longer (2.65 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the fourth Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are five shorter (2.64 Å) and one longer (2.65 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the fifth Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are three shorter (2.59 Å) and three longer (2.69 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the sixth Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are four shorter (2.64 Å) and two longer (2.65 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the seventh Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are three shorter (2.64 Å) and three longer (2.65 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the eighth Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two NbSe6 octahedra. There are five shorter (2.64 Å) and one longer (2.65 Å) Nb–Se bond lengths. In the ninth Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent NbSe6 octahedra. All Nb–Se bond lengths are 2.64 Å. In the tenth Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent NbSe6 octahedra. All Nb–Se bond lengths are 2.64 Å. In the eleventh Nb site, Nb is bonded to six Se atoms to form NbSe6 octahedra that share corners with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, faces with six BaSe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent NbSe6 octahedra. All Nb–Se bond lengths are 2.64 Å. There are thirty inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–68°. In the second Se site, Se is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba and one Nb atom. In the third Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–68°. In the fourth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–67°. In the fifth Se site, Se is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ba and one Nb atom. In the sixth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the seventh Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–69°. In the eighth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the ninth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the tenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the eleventh Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–69°. In the twelfth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–68°. In the thirteenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–68°. In the fourteenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–68°. In the fifteenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–68°. In the sixteenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the seventeenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–68°. In the eighteenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–68°. In the nineteenth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the twentieth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the twenty-first Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–68°. In the twenty-second Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–69°. In the twenty-third Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the twenty-fourth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–69°. In the twenty-fifth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–68°. In the twenty-sixth Se site, Se is bonded to four Ba and two Nb atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing SeBa4Nb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range f