DOI: 10.17188/1737035
title: Materials Data on CaMgB2O5 by Materials Project

description: CaMgB2O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.54 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.54 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.99 Å. There are three inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–46°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.17 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–47°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.17 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–48°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.21 Å. There are six inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.37 Å) and one longer (1.42 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.41 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.37 Å) and one longer (1.42 Å) B–O bond length. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.43 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.43 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.43 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ca2+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ca2+ and two B3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ca2+ and two B3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, two Mg2+, and one B3+ atom.