DOI: 10.17188/1263442
title: Materials Data on KAl11O17 by Materials Project

description: KAl11O17 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.65–3.27 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.68–2.95 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with six AlO6 octahedra. All Al–O bond lengths are 1.91 Å. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.07 Å. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with six AlO6 octahedra. There is one shorter (1.90 Å) and five longer (1.91 Å) Al–O bond length. In the fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.06 Å. In the fifth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.06 Å. In the sixth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and one longer (1.83 Å) Al–O bond length. In the seventh Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–54°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.72–1.80 Å. In the eighth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–55°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.73–1.80 Å. In the ninth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.04 Å. In the tenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–59°. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and one longer (1.84 Å) Al–O bond length. In the eleventh Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and one longer (1.83 Å) Al–O bond length. In the twelfth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.05 Å. In the thirteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.05 Å. In the fourteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There is one shorter (1.72 Å) and three longer (1.80 Å) Al–O bond length. In the fifteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–54°. There is one shorter (1.72 Å) and three longer (1.79 Å) Al–O bond length. In the sixteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–59°. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and one longer (1.84 Å) Al–O bond length. In the seventeenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.06 Å. In the eighteenth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.03 Å. There are twenty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+ and three Al3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent K1+ and two Al3+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+ and three Al3+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+ and three Al3+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to three equivalent K1+ and two Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one K1+ and three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K1+ and three Al3+ atoms.