DOI: 10.17188/1674408
title: Materials Data on Cd(CoO2)2 by Materials Project

description: Cd(CoO2)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Co3+ sites. In the first Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with five CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid, and a faceface with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.15 Å. In the second Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with five CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid, and a faceface with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.14 Å. In the third Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with five CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid, and a faceface with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.14 Å. In the fourth Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with five CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid, and a faceface with one CdO6 pentagonal pyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.15 Å. In the fifth Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two CdO6 pentagonal pyramids. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.07 Å. In the sixth Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two CdO6 pentagonal pyramids. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.07 Å. In the seventh Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two CdO6 pentagonal pyramids. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.07 Å. In the eighth Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two CdO6 pentagonal pyramids. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.07 Å. There are four inequivalent Cd2+ sites. In the first Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CdO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with twelve CoO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with two CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–53°. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.41 Å. In the second Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CdO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with six CoO6 octahedra, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent CdO6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–17°. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.41 Å. In the third Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CdO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with six CoO6 octahedra, edges with six CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent CdO6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–18°. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.42 Å. In the fourth Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CdO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with twelve CoO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CdO6 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with two CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–53°. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.40 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom to form OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom to form OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom to form distorted OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom to form OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Co3+ and one Cd2+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Co3+ and two Cd2+ atoms to form OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with four OCd2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two OCdCo3 trigonal pyramids.