DOI: 10.17188/1322018
title: Materials Data on Zn(WO2)2 by Materials Project

description: Zn(WO2)2 is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent W3+ sites. In the first W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent WO4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one WO4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.23 Å. In the second W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent WO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.16 Å) and four longer (2.18 Å) W–O bond lengths. In the third W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted WO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six WO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–80°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.48 Å. In the fourth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one WO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three WO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.20 Å. In the fifth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form WO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–73°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.29 Å. In the sixth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.02 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) W–O bond lengths. In the seventh W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent WO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.23 Å. In the eighth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form WO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six WO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–82°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.51 Å. In the ninth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three WO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.35 Å. In the tenth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.02 Å) and one longer (2.04 Å) W–O bond lengths. In the eleventh W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.20 Å. In the twelfth W3+ site, W3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form WO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–76°. There are a spread of W–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.32 Å. There are eight inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–63°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.06 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent WO4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one WO4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with six WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.23 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine WO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–59°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.09 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one WO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.27 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.14 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six WO4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.57 Å. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent WO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.28 Å. In the eighth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share edges with two ZnO6 octahedra and edges with four WO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four W3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OW4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted OZnW3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent OZnW3 trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OW4 trigonal pyramid. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms to form distorted OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OZnW3 tetrahedra, corners with six OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one OZn2W2 trigonal pyramid. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnW3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted OZnW3 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZnW3 tetrahedra, corners with six OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, and edges with three OZnW3 trigonal pyramids. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms to form distorted OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OZnW3 tetrahedra, corners with six OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two OZnW3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OZn2W2 trigonal pyramid. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms to form distorted OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OZnW3 tetrahedra, corners with six OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZnW3 tetrahedra, and edges with two OZnW3 trigonal pyramids. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent W3+ and two Zn2+ atoms to form distorted OZn2W2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent OZnW3 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZnW3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted OZnW3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZnW3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted OZnW3 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZnW3 tetrahedra, corners with six OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZn2W2 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four W3+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three W3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form OZnW3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three OZn2W2 tetrahedra, corners with five OZn2W2 trigonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one OZnW3 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W3+ and one Zn2+ atom.