DOI: 10.17188/1291014
title: Materials Data on Mg4Cu11O15 by Materials Project

description: Mg4Cu11O15 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.21 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 19°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.23 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.22 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 19°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.23 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.23 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.21 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 21°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.23 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra and edges with two CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 21°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.22 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Cu2+ sites. In the first Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.67 Å. In the second Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.63 Å. In the third Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.64 Å. In the fourth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.67 Å. In the fifth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.64 Å. In the sixth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.61 Å. In the seventh Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.65 Å. In the eighth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.61 Å. In the ninth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.66 Å. In the tenth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.62 Å. In the eleventh Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO6 octahedra and edges with two MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 23°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.29 Å. In the twelfth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO6 octahedra and edges with two MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 23°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.28 Å. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Mg2+ and three Cu2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg2Cu3 square pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Mg2+ and three Cu2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg2Cu3 square pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Mg2+ and three Cu2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg2Cu3 square pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Mg2+ and three Cu2+ atoms to form distorted OMg2Cu3 square pyramids that share corners with six OMg2Cu3 square pyramids and edges with three OMgCu4 square pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Cu2+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Mg2+ and three Cu2+ atoms to form distorted OMg2Cu3 square pyramids that share corners with six OMg2Cu3 square pyramids and edges with three OMgCu4 square pyramids. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Cu2+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms to form distorted OMgCu4 square pyramids that share corners with six OMgCu4 square pyramids and edges with three OMg2Cu3 square pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Mg2+ and three Cu2+ atoms to form distorted OMg2Cu3 square pyramids that share corners with six OMgCu4 square pyramids and edges with three OMg2Cu3 square pyramids. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms to form distorted OMgCu4 square pyramids that share corners with six OMg2Cu3 square pyramids and edges with three OMgCu4 square pyramids. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMgCu4 square pyramids. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Mg2+ and four Cu2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMgCu4 square pyramids.