DOI: 10.17188/1283359
title: Materials Data on KBa6Zn4(GaO3)7 by Materials Project

description: KBa6Zn4(GaO3)7 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.87–2.97 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.89–2.97 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Ba2+ sites. In the first Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted BaO6 octahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with seven GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 73°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.64–2.83 Å. In the second Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.87 Å. In the third Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.87 Å. In the fourth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted BaO6 octahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with seven GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 73°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.82 Å. In the fifth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BaO6 octahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with six GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 74–76°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.64–2.82 Å. In the sixth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.86 Å. In the seventh Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.85 Å. In the eighth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BaO6 octahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with eight GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 73°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.79 Å. In the ninth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.59–2.83 Å. In the tenth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted BaO6 octahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with seven GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 73–76°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.83 Å. In the eleventh Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.83 Å. In the twelfth Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted BaO6 octahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with six GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 73–74°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.69–2.79 Å. There are eight inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 70–84°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.09 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one BaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 74°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.10 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaO6 octahedra, corners with five GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one BaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 73°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.08 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 70–81°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.02 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaO6 octahedra, corners with five GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one BaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 74°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.06 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one BaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 75°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.09 Å. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four GaO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one BaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 73°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.06 Å. In the eighth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 70–71°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.02 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent Ga3+ sites. In the first Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 64–66°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.94 Å. In the second Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 65–67°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.94 Å. In the third Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra and corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–44°. There is three shorter (1.86 Å) and one longer (1.95 Å) Ga–O bond length. In the fourth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one GaO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 60–70°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.93 Å. In the fifth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 66–69°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.94 Å. In the sixth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 69–81°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the seventh Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 69–81°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the eighth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 68–69°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.92 Å. In the ninth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BaO6 octahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 67–69°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.92 Å. In the tenth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one GaO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–46°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–1.94 Å. In the eleventh Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, corners with two GaO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 70–82°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.90 Å. In the twelfth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three BaO6 octahedra, corners with two GaO4 tetrahedra, and corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 66–79°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.92 Å. In the thirteenth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BaO6 octahedra, corners with two GaO4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one BaO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 70°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the fourteenth Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six BaO6 octahedra and corners with three GaO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 62–67°. There are a spread of Ga–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.90 Å. There are forty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+ and two Ga3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Ba2+, one Zn2+, and one Ga3+ atom to form distorted OBa2ZnGa tetrahedra that share corners with five OBa3Ga tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OKBa3Ga trigonal bipyramid. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Zn2+, and two Ga3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K1+, two Ba2+, and two Zn2+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Ba2+, one Zn2+, and one Ga3+ atom to form distorted OBa2ZnGa tetrahedra that share corners with six OBa3Ga tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OKBa3Ga trigonal bipyramid. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ba2+, one Zn2+, and one Ga3+ atom. In the seventh O2- sit