DOI: 10.17188/1305547
title: Materials Data on La2Nb2N2O5 by Materials Project

description: La2Nb2N2O5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three N3- and four O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–N bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.63 Å. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.64 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three N3- and six O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–N bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.82 Å. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.90 Å. In the third La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–3.06 Å. In the fourth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.90 Å. In the fifth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two N3- and six O2- atoms. Both La–N bond lengths are 2.46 Å. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.88 Å. In the sixth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three N3- and five O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.51 Å) and one longer (2.59 Å) La–N bond lengths. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.67 Å. In the seventh La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four N3- and five O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–N bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.91 Å. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.91 Å. In the eighth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three N3- and four O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–N bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.76 Å. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.64 Å. There are eight inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to one N3- and five O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbNO5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–37°. The Nb–N bond length is 1.93 Å. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.28 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to two N3- and four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–37°. There is one shorter (1.92 Å) and one longer (2.03 Å) Nb–N bond length. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.26 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to one N3- and five O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbNO5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–43°. The Nb–N bond length is 1.93 Å. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.39 Å. In the fourth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to one N3- and five O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbNO5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–43°. The Nb–N bond length is 1.94 Å. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.36 Å. In the fifth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to one N3- and five O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbNO5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–42°. The Nb–N bond length is 1.96 Å. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.29 Å. In the sixth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to one N3- and five O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbNO5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–42°. The Nb–N bond length is 2.03 Å. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.27 Å. In the seventh Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–45°. There are a spread of Nb–N bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.28 Å. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.32 Å. In the eighth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–45°. There are a spread of Nb–N bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.22 Å. There are one shorter (2.16 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Nb–O bond lengths. There are eight inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded to three La3+ and one Nb5+ atom to form distorted NLa3Nb tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NLa2Nb2 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one OLa3Nb tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent NLa3Nb tetrahedra. In the fifth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form distorted NLa2Nb2 tetrahedra that share corners with two NLa3Nb tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent OLa2Nb2 tetrahedra. In the eighth N3- site, N3- is bonded to three La3+ and one Nb5+ atom to form distorted NLa3Nb tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NLa2Nb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent OLa3Nb tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent NLa3Nb tetrahedra. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three La3+ and one Nb5+ atom to form distorted OLa3Nb tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent NLa3Nb tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one NLa3Nb tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Nb5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one Nb5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form distorted OLa2Nb2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent NLa2Nb2 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Nb5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Nb5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one Nb5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and two Nb5+ atoms.