DOI: 10.17188/1306924
title: Materials Data on Hf2N2O by Materials Project

description: Hf2ON2 is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Hf4+ sites. In the first Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form HfN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six HfN2O4 octahedra and edges with six HfN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–58°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.22 Å. There are one shorter (2.23 Å) and one longer (2.29 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. In the second Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to two N3- and four O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HfN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–55°. There are one shorter (2.07 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Hf–N bond lengths. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.21 Å. In the third Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HfN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–54°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.16 Å. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.21 Å. In the fourth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HfN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–57°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.15 Å. There are one shorter (2.32 Å) and one longer (2.36 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. In the fifth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted HfN3O3 octahedra that share corners with six HfN3O3 octahedra and edges with six HfN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–56°. There are one shorter (2.08 Å) and two longer (2.18 Å) Hf–N bond lengths. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.19 Å. In the sixth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted HfN3O3 octahedra that share corners with six HfN2O4 octahedra and edges with six HfN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–53°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.21 Å. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.20 Å. In the seventh Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form HfN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six HfN3O3 octahedra and edges with six HfN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–60°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.21 Å. There are one shorter (2.26 Å) and one longer (2.27 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. In the eighth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form HfN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six HfN2O4 octahedra and edges with six HfN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–60°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.18 Å. There are one shorter (2.21 Å) and one longer (2.28 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. In the ninth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to five N3- and one O2- atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HfN5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–60°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.24 Å. The Hf–O bond length is 2.37 Å. In the tenth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form HfN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six HfN4O2 octahedra and edges with six HfN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–60°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.18 Å. There are one shorter (2.28 Å) and one longer (2.32 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. In the eleventh Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HfN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–54°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.22 Å. Both Hf–O bond lengths are 2.16 Å. In the twelfth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted HfN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six HfN4O2 octahedra and edges with six HfN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–60°. There are one shorter (2.09 Å) and three longer (2.16 Å) Hf–N bond lengths. There are one shorter (2.21 Å) and one longer (2.32 Å) Hf–O bond lengths. In the thirteenth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to five N3- and one O2- atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HfN5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–56°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. The Hf–O bond length is 2.27 Å. In the fourteenth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form distorted HfN6 octahedra that share corners with six HfN2O4 octahedra and edges with six HfN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–56°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.27 Å. In the fifteenth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted HfN3O3 octahedra that share corners with six HfN4O2 octahedra and edges with six HfN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–56°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.12 Å. There are a spread of Hf–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.29 Å. In the sixteenth Hf4+ site, Hf4+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form distorted HfN6 octahedra that share corners with six HfN4O2 octahedra and edges with six HfN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–56°. There are a spread of Hf–N bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.24 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with five NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven NHf4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with five NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with five NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with five NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the twelfth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with seven OHf4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four NHf4 tetrahedra. In the thirteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted NHf4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with seven OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven NHf4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three NHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the sixteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form NHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with five NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted OHf4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with seven OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three NHf4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NHf4 trigonal pyramid. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted OHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NHf4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NHf4 trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted OHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three NHf4 tetrahedra, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OHf4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three NHf4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Hf4+ atoms to form distorted OHf4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven NHf4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OHf4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four NHf4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with o