DOI: 10.17188/1269579
title: Materials Data on Y2Si2O7 by Materials Project

description: Y2Si2O7 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Y3+ sites. In the first Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.83 Å. In the second Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.73 Å. In the third Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted YO6 octahedra that share corners with seven SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.41 Å. In the fourth Y3+ site, Y3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Y–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.42 Å. There are four inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one YO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.75 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one YO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent YO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–67°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent YO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 64–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.67 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Y3+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Y3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Y3+ and one Si4+ atom.