DOI: 10.17188/1303620
title: Materials Data on Zr2N2O by Materials Project

description: Zr2ON2 is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Zr4+ sites. In the first Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN3O3 octahedra that share corners with four ZrN4O2 octahedra, corners with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids, and edges with six ZrN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–56°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.25 Å. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.26 Å. In the second Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five ZrN4O2 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid, edges with five ZrN3O3 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There are one shorter (2.19 Å) and three longer (2.21 Å) Zr–N bond lengths. There are one shorter (2.20 Å) and one longer (2.21 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. In the third Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six ZrN4O2 octahedra, edges with four ZrN3O3 octahedra, and edges with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.19 Å. There are one shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. In the fourth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six ZrN4O2 octahedra, edges with four ZrN3O3 octahedra, and edges with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–57°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.21 Å. Both Zr–O bond lengths are 2.34 Å. In the fifth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six ZrN4O2 octahedra and edges with six ZrN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–56°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.21 Å. Both Zr–O bond lengths are 2.28 Å. In the sixth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with six ZrN3O3 octahedra and edges with six ZrN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–54°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.20 Å. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.26 Å. In the seventh Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five ZrN4O2 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid, edges with five ZrN3O3 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–59°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.23 Å. There are one shorter (2.29 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. In the eighth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with four ZrN4O2 octahedra, corners with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids, and edges with six ZrN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–55°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.23 Å. Both Zr–O bond lengths are 2.19 Å. In the ninth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to five N3- and one O2- atom to form distorted ZrN5O octahedra that share corners with six ZrN4O2 octahedra, edges with four ZrN4O2 octahedra, and edges with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–59°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.26 Å. The Zr–O bond length is 2.36 Å. In the tenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five ZrN3O3 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid, edges with five ZrN4O2 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–58°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.24 Å. Both Zr–O bond lengths are 2.29 Å. In the eleventh Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with six ZrN3O3 octahedra and edges with six ZrN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–54°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.20 Å. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.27 Å. In the twelfth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form distorted ZrN6 octahedra that share corners with six ZrN4O2 octahedra and edges with six ZrN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–57°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.28 Å. In the thirteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to two N3- and four O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN2O4 octahedra that share corners with four ZrN3O3 octahedra, corners with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids, and edges with six ZrN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–54°. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.16 Å) Zr–N bond lengths. There are a spread of Zr–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.23 Å. In the fourteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form distorted ZrN6 octahedra that share corners with four ZrN3O3 octahedra, corners with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids, and edges with six ZrN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–54°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.30 Å. In the fifteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five ZrN3O3 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid, edges with five ZrN4O2 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–60°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.23 Å. There are one shorter (2.28 Å) and one longer (2.29 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. In the sixteenth Zr4+ site, Zr4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted ZrN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six ZrN4O2 octahedra, edges with four ZrN4O2 octahedra, and edges with two ZrN3O3 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–60°. There are a spread of Zr–N bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.23 Å. There are one shorter (2.28 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Zr–O bond lengths. There are sixteen inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with six NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three NZr4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NZr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with six NZr4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OZr4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with four NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with four NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with six NZr4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OZr4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with four NZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NZr4 tetrahedra, and edges with three NZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with four NZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OZr4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NZr4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six OZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZr4 tetrahedra, and edges with three NZr4 tetrahedra. In the ninth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share corners with five NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six OZr4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NZr4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share corners with five NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NZr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the twelfth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with six NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three NZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the thirteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with six NZr4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OZr4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZr4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with three NZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZr4 tetrahedra, corners with four NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five NZr4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NZr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OZr4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NZr4 tetrahedra, corners with five OZr4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six NZr4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OZr4 tetrahedra, edges with two NZr4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NZr4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Zr4+ atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids t