DOI: 10.17188/1698925
title: Materials Data on KNb5Pb2O15 by Materials Project

description: Pb2KNb5O15 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to thirteen O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.90–3.43 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to eleven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.40 Å. There are six inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–38°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.15 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–43°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.35 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.47 Å. In the fourth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–38°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.23 Å. In the fifth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–22°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.05 Å. In the sixth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–22°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.37 Å. There are two inequivalent Pb2+ sites. In the first Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.50–3.27 Å. In the second Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.92 Å. There are seventeen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two K1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb5+ and two equivalent Pb2+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Nb5+ and two equivalent Pb2+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ and two Pb2+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K1+, two Nb5+, and two equivalent Pb2+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, two Nb5+, and two equivalent Pb2+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ and two Pb2+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb5+ and one Pb2+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one K1+, two equivalent Nb5+, and one Pb2+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Nb5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb5+ and two equivalent Pb2+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Nb5+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Nb5+ and four Pb2+ atoms.