DOI: 10.17188/1475710
title: Materials Data on La7SmV8O20 by Materials Project

description: SmLa7V8O20 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Sm3+ sites. In the first Sm3+ site, Sm3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sm–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.94 Å. In the second Sm3+ site, Sm3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sm–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.91 Å. In the third Sm3+ site, Sm3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sm–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.49 Å. In the fourth Sm3+ site, Sm3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sm–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.89 Å. There are twenty-eight inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.39–3.13 Å. In the second 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 2.37–3.01 Å. In the third La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.85 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 2.38–2.97 Å. In the fifth 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 2.38–3.04 Å. In the sixth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.39–3.09 Å. In the seventh 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 2.41–3.01 Å. In the eighth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.65 Å. In the ninth 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 2.39–2.95 Å. In the tenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–3.02 Å. In the eleventh 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 2.39–2.95 Å. In the twelfth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–3.01 Å. In the thirteenth 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 2.36–2.97 Å. In the fourteenth 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 2.37–2.96 Å. In the fifteenth 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 2.35–2.99 Å. In the sixteenth 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 2.34–2.94 Å. In the seventeenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–3.07 Å. In the eighteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.40–3.02 Å. In the nineteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.57 Å. In the twentieth 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 2.36–3.03 Å. In the twenty-first 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 2.40–2.91 Å. In the twenty-second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–3.12 Å. In the twenty-third 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 2.37–2.99 Å. In the twenty-fourth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.78 Å. In the twenty-fifth 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 2.42–2.95 Å. In the twenty-sixth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–3.03 Å. In the twenty-seventh 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 2.38–3.00 Å. In the twenty-eighth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.80 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent V2+ sites. In the first V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–30°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.21 Å. In the second V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the third V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 18–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.17 Å. In the fourth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. In the fifth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–22°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.18 Å. In the sixth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.23 Å. In the seventh V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–29°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the eighth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.20 Å. In the ninth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–26°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.20 Å. In the tenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 20–23°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. In the eleventh V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 18–30°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. In the twelfth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.18 Å. In the thirteenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–27°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.21 Å. In the fourteenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.22 Å. In the fifteenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–28°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the sixteenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–24°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.15 Å. In the seventeenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–40°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.15 Å. In the eighteenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form VO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 32°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.28 Å. In the nineteenth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form VO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–40°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.12 Å. In the twentieth V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form VO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two VO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one VO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one VO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–36°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.18 Å. In the twenty-first V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two VO6 octahedra and corners with two VO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–40°.