DOI: 10.17188/1291541
title: Materials Data on Al2O3 by Materials Project

description: Al2O3 is beta indium sulfide-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are thirty-two inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–61°. There is two shorter (1.77 Å) and two longer (1.85 Å) Al–O bond length. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–61°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.87 Å. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.05 Å. In the fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.99 Å. In the fifth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–61°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.85 Å. In the sixth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.03 Å. In the seventh Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–1.98 Å. In the eighth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–60°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.83 Å. In the ninth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–61°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.86 Å. In the tenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with four AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.95 Å. In the eleventh Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–60°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.84 Å. In the twelfth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.05 Å. In the thirteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.06 Å. In the fourteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.06 Å. In the fifteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.04 Å. In the sixteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–61°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.86 Å. In the seventeenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–60°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.83 Å. In the eighteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–61°. There is two shorter (1.77 Å) and two longer (1.85 Å) Al–O bond length. In the nineteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–1.99 Å. In the twentieth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–1.99 Å. In the twenty-first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–61°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.86 Å. In the twenty-second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–61°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.86 Å. In the twenty-third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with four AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.94 Å. In the twenty-fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–60°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.76–1.84 Å. In the twenty-fifth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.05 Å. In the twenty-sixth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.04 Å. In the twenty-seventh Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–1.98 Å. In the twenty-eighth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with four AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.93 Å. In the twenty-ninth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with four AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.95 Å. In the thirtieth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.98 Å. In the thirty-first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.98 Å. In the thirty-second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.98 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Al3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OAl4 trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the thirty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fortieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the forty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the forty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in