DOI: 10.17188/1319394
title: Materials Data on Zn3Cu10(TeO6)6 by Materials Project

description: Cu10Zn3(TeO6)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are ten inequivalent Cu3+ sites. In the first Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CuO6 octahedra, and edges with two TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–54°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.42 Å. In the second Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CuO6 octahedra, and edges with two TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–53°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.47 Å. In the third Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two TeO6 octahedra, and edges with three CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–56°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.20 Å. In the fourth Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, edges with two TeO6 octahedra, and edges with three CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–53°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.22 Å. In the fifth Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, edges with two TeO6 octahedra, and edges with three CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–50°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.13 Å. In the sixth Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two TeO6 octahedra, corners with four CuO6 octahedra, and edges with two TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–54°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.11 Å. In the seventh Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two TeO6 octahedra, corners with four CuO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–56°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.10 Å. In the eighth Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, edges with two TeO6 octahedra, and edges with three CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–54°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.09 Å. In the ninth Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CuO6 octahedra, and edges with two TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–52°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.30 Å. In the tenth Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO6 octahedra, corners with two TeO6 octahedra, edges with two CuO6 octahedra, and edges with two TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–49°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.38 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four TeO6 octahedra and corners with five CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–66°. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.99 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.64 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.61 Å. There are six inequivalent Te6+ sites. In the first Te6+ site, Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two CuO6 octahedra and edges with four CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–52°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.07 Å. In the second Te6+ site, Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six CuO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.02 Å. In the third Te6+ site, Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six CuO6 octahedra and edges with two CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–54°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.03 Å. In the fourth Te6+ site, Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two CuO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with four CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–51°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.03 Å. In the fifth Te6+ site, Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two CuO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with four CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–52°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.07 Å. In the sixth Te6+ site, Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two CuO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one ZnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with four CuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–51°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.03 Å. There are thirty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnCu2Te tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OCu3Te tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OCu3Te tetrahedra. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom to form distorted OCu3Te tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OZnCu2Te tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one OCu3Te tetrahedra. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to three Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Cu3+ and one Te6+ atom. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cu3+, one Zn2+, and one Te6+ atom.