DOI: 10.17188/1282653
title: Materials Data on Ca5Si2C2O13 by Materials Project

description: Ca5Si2C2O13 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.87 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form distorted CaO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.62 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.75 Å. In the fourth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.70 Å. In the fifth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.47 Å. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CaO7 pentagonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–59°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. There are two inequivalent C4+ sites. In the first C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.28–1.31 Å. In the second C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.28–1.32 Å. There are thirteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two Ca2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one C4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one C4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one C4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one C4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one C4+ atom.