DOI: 10.17188/1283133
title: Materials Data on Bi8(P2O9)3 by Materials Project

description: Bi8(P2O9)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Bi3+ sites. In the first Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.39 Å. In the second Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–3.02 Å. In the third Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–3.01 Å. In the fourth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form distorted BiO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with three PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.92 Å. In the fifth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.64 Å. In the sixth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.60 Å. In the seventh Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.99 Å. In the eighth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.56 Å. In the ninth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.60 Å. In the tenth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.83 Å. In the eleventh Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.97 Å. In the twelfth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.97 Å. In the thirteenth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.23 Å. In the fourteenth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.68 Å. In the fifteenth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.60 Å. In the sixteenth Bi3+ site, Bi3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–3.04 Å. There are twelve inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.72 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.58–1.68 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.56–1.74 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BiO7 pentagonal bipyramid and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.48–1.67 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.67 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form edge-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.70 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.62 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form edge-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.68 Å. In the ninth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BiO7 pentagonal bipyramid and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.71 Å. In the tenth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BiO7 pentagonal bipyramid and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.73 Å. In the eleventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.66 Å. In the twelfth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.67 Å. There are fifty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Bi3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+, one P5+, and one O2- atom. The O–O bond length is 1.49 Å. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Bi3+ and one O2- atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+, one P5+, and one O2- atom. The O–O bond length is 1.49 Å. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Bi3+ and two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi3+ and two O2- atoms. The O–O bond length is 2.38 Å. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and one O2- atom. The O–O bond length is 1.49 Å. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+, one P5+, and one O2- atom. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Bi3+ and two O2- atoms. The O–O bond length is 1.50 Å. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the thirty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Bi3+, one P5+, and one O2- atom. In the thirty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the fortieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Bi3+ atoms. In the forty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to two Bi3+ atoms. In the forty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the forty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fiftieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Bi3+ atoms. In the fifty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Bi3+ and one P5+ atom.