DOI: 10.17188/1683563
title: Materials Data on Sr3NdTaAl3O12 by Materials Project

description: Sr3NdTaAl3O12 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Sr sites. In the first Sr site, Sr is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to eleven O atoms. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.85 Å. In the second Sr site, Sr is bonded to twelve O atoms to form SrO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six SrO12 cuboctahedra, faces with five SrO12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one TaO6 octahedra, and faces with seven AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.96 Å. In the third Sr site, Sr is bonded to twelve O atoms to form distorted SrO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six SrO12 cuboctahedra, faces with four SrO12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one TaO6 octahedra, and faces with seven AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.58–3.01 Å. In the fourth Sr site, Sr is bonded to twelve O atoms to form distorted SrO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eight SrO12 cuboctahedra, faces with three SrO12 cuboctahedra, faces with three TaO6 octahedra, and faces with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.61–3.03 Å. In the fifth Sr site, Sr is bonded to twelve O atoms to form distorted SrO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with ten SrO12 cuboctahedra, faces with three SrO12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one TaO6 octahedra, and faces with seven AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.62–3.05 Å. In the sixth Sr site, Sr is bonded to twelve O atoms to form distorted SrO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eight SrO12 cuboctahedra, faces with three SrO12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one TaO6 octahedra, and faces with seven AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sr–O bond distances ranging from 2.64–3.12 Å. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve O atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.48–3.11 Å. In the second Nd site, Nd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eleven O atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.96 Å. There are two inequivalent Ta sites. In the first Ta site, Ta is bonded to six O atoms to form TaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent TaO6 octahedra, corners with four AlO6 octahedra, and faces with four SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–21°. There are a spread of Ta–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.04 Å. In the second Ta site, Ta is bonded to six O atoms to form TaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent TaO6 octahedra, corners with four AlO6 octahedra, and faces with three SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–21°. There are a spread of Ta–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.04 Å. There are six inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one TaO6 octahedra, corners with five AlO6 octahedra, and faces with five SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–10°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.96 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one TaO6 octahedra, corners with five AlO6 octahedra, and faces with five SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–11°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.98 Å. In the third Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent TaO6 octahedra, corners with four AlO6 octahedra, and faces with six SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–19°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.96 Å. In the fourth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one TaO6 octahedra, corners with five AlO6 octahedra, and faces with six SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–10°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.97 Å. In the fifth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent TaO6 octahedra, corners with four AlO6 octahedra, and faces with seven SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–12°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.96 Å. In the sixth Al site, Al is bonded to six O atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one TaO6 octahedra, corners with five AlO6 octahedra, and faces with four SrO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–13°. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four Sr, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the second O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with four OSr4Al2 octahedra, an edgeedge with one OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with four OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–60°. In the third O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with four OSr4Al2 octahedra, an edgeedge with one OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with five OSr4Al2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–58°. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Sr, two Nd, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Sr, two Nd, and two Ta atoms. In the sixth O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with five OSr4Al2 octahedra, edges with two OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with six OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–62°. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four Sr and two Al atoms. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to three Sr, one Nd, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded to four Sr and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr4Al2 octahedra that share corners with nine OSr4Al2 octahedra and faces with four OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–61°. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Sr, two equivalent Nd, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with eight OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent OSr4Al2 octahedra, and faces with four OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–62°. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Sr, one Nd, and two Ta atoms. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with five OSr4Al2 octahedra, edges with two OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with six OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–62°. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four Sr and two Al atoms. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Sr, one Nd, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Sr, two equivalent Nd, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded to four Sr and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr4Al2 octahedra that share corners with nine OSr4Al2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with two OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–58°. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four Sr, one Ta, and one Al atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with four OSr4Al2 octahedra, an edgeedge with one OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with four OSr3NdAl2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–60°. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded to three Sr, one Nd, and two Al atoms to form distorted OSr3NdAl2 octahedra that share corners with four OSr4Al2 octahedra, an edgeedge with one OSr3NdAl2 octahedra, and faces with five OSr4Al2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–57°. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Sr, two Nd, one Ta, and one Al atom.