DOI: 10.17188/1725237
title: Materials Data on Ni3(PO4)4 by Materials Project

description: Ni3(PO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Ni4+ sites. In the first Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.12 Å. In the second Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.21 Å. In the third Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.12 Å. In the fourth Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.09 Å. In the fifth Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.08 Å. In the sixth Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.21 Å. In the seventh Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.19 Å. In the eighth Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.11 Å. In the ninth Ni4+ site, Ni4+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.09 Å. There are twelve inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–49°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–44°. There is one shorter (1.53 Å) and three longer (1.54 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.55 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–45°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.56 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.56 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.55 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with two NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–47°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.56 Å. In the ninth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–49°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the tenth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–53°. There is two shorter (1.52 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the eleventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.56 Å. In the twelfth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 32–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fortieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the forty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni4+ and one P5+ atom. In the forty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom.