DOI: 10.17188/1321989
title: Materials Data on Zn(MoO2)2 by Materials Project

description: Zn(MoO2)2 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Mo3+ sites. In the first Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with three MoO4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.19 Å. In the second Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MoO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.19 Å. In the third Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MoO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–65°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.12 Å. In the fourth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four MoO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MoO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.19 Å. In the fifth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–64°. There are three shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.12 Å) Mo–O bond lengths. In the sixth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MoO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–67°. There are three shorter (2.10 Å) and one longer (2.11 Å) Mo–O bond lengths. In the seventh Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent MoO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.18 Å. In the eighth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MoO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–65°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.14 Å. In the ninth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with five MoO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MoO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.19 Å. In the tenth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MoO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–67°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.13 Å. In the eleventh Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MoO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.19 Å. In the twelfth Mo3+ site, Mo3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–64°. There are three shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Mo–O bond lengths. There are eight inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–60°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.09 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three MoO4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.21 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnO6 octahedra and corners with nine MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–61°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.10 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.18 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.21 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.20 Å. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, corners with five MoO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.21 Å. In the eighth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.23 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Mo3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Mo3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Mo3+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mo3+ and one Zn2+ atom.