DOI: 10.17188/1281108
title: Materials Data on Yb(PO3)3 by Materials Project

description: Yb(PO3)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Yb3+ sites. In the first Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.32 Å. In the second Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.37 Å. In the third Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.33 Å. In the fourth Yb3+ site, Yb3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form YbO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Yb–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.32 Å. There are nine inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 24–40°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.62 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–21°. There is two shorter (1.50 Å) and two longer (1.61 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–36°. There is two shorter (1.50 Å) and two longer (1.61 Å) P–O bond length. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–25°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.61 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–43°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.61 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–32°. There is two shorter (1.50 Å) and two longer (1.62 Å) P–O bond length. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 12–26°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.61 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–35°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. In the ninth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two YbO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–33°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. There are twenty-seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms.