DOI: 10.17188/1749799
title: Materials Data on Al2Si2PbO8 by Materials Project

description: PbAl2Si2O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–1.79 Å. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.74 Å) and two longer (1.78 Å) Al–O bond length. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.75–1.77 Å. In the fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.75–1.78 Å. There are two inequivalent Pb2+ sites. In the first 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 2.49–3.25 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 2.53–3.12 Å. There are four inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.66 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.65 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.66 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, two Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, two Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al3+, one Pb2+, and one Si4+ atom.