DOI: 10.17188/1748297
title: Materials Data on NaCeMg30O32 by Materials Project

description: NaMg30CeO32 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CeO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.12 Å) and four longer (2.28 Å) Na–O bond lengths. There are eight inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CeO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.18 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.03 Å) and four longer (2.17 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.17 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NaO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CeO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–5°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.25 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.18 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CeO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.22 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NaO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.17 Å. Ce3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.20 Å) and four longer (2.29 Å) Ce–O bond lengths. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Mg2+ and one Ce3+ atom to form OCeMg5 octahedra that share corners with six ONaMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form ONaMg5 octahedra that share corners with six OCeMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. Both O–Mg bond lengths are 2.18 Å. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Mg2+ and one Ce3+ atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are a spread of O–Mg bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.25 Å. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are two shorter (2.08 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and two longer (2.18 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are two shorter (2.15 Å) and two longer (2.16 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+, four equivalent Mg2+, and one Ce3+ atom to form ONaCeMg4 octahedra that share corners with six ONaCeMg4 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+, four equivalent Mg2+, and one Ce3+ atom to form ONaCeMg4 octahedra that share corners with six ONaCeMg4 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. All O–Mg bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six ONaCeMg4 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six ONaCeMg4 octahedra and edges with twelve OCeMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are two shorter (2.10 Å) and two longer (2.16 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. The O–Mg bond length is 2.18 Å. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and three longer (2.18 Å) O–Mg bond lengths.