DOI: 10.17188/1263446
title: Materials Data on Zr3Sc4O12 by Materials Project

description: Sc4Zr3O12 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twenty inequivalent Sc3+ sites. In the first Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ScO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramid and an edgeedge with one ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.16 Å. In the second Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.70 Å. In the third Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.65 Å. In the fourth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.67 Å. In the fifth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.58 Å. In the sixth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.24 Å. In the seventh Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.68 Å. In the eighth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.70 Å. In the ninth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.58 Å. In the tenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.63 Å. In the eleventh Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.67 Å. In the twelfth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.65 Å. In the thirteenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.16 Å. In the fourteenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.64 Å. In the fifteenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.71 Å. In the sixteenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.24 Å. In the seventeenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.66 Å. In the eighteenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.71 Å. In the nineteenth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ScO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramid and an edgeedge with one ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.16 Å. In the twentieth Sc3+ site, Sc3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sc–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.22 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent Zr4+ sites. In the first Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.44 Å. In the second Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form distorted ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one ScO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one ScO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.39 Å. In the third Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.53 Å. In the fourth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.45 Å. In the fifth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form distorted ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one ScO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one ScO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.40 Å. In the sixth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.42 Å. In the seventh Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.45 Å. In the eighth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ZrO7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.40 Å. In the ninth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.42 Å. In the tenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.45 Å. In the eleventh Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.45 Å. In the twelfth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.13 Å. In the thirteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.41 Å. In the fourteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.53 Å. In the fifteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.14 Å. There are sixty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with ten OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with three OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with seven OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with three OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with ten OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with three OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with seven OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with three OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with eight OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr3Sc tetrahedra that share corners with ten OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom to form distorted OZrSc3 tetrahedra that share corners with six OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with three OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with nine OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with eight OZr3Sc tetrahedra and edges with two OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Zr4+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr3Sc tetrahedra that share corners with ten OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with four OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with nine OZr3Sc tetrahedra and edges with four OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom to form distorted OZrSc3 tetrahedra that share corners with ten OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with four OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with eight OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with six OZrSc3 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Sc3+ and three Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr3Sc tetrahedra that share corners with ten OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with four OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Sc3+ and two Zr4+ atoms to form distorted OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with four OZrSc3 tetrahedra. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Sc3+ and one Zr4+ atom to form distorted OZrSc3 tetrahedra that share corners with seven OZr2Sc2 tetrahedra and edges with four OZr3Sc tetrahedra. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is