DOI: 10.17188/1304581
title: Materials Data on Sn2N2O by Materials Project

description: Sn2N2O is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Sn4+ sites. In the first Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to two N3- and four O2- atoms to form SnN2O4 octahedra that share corners with five SnN3O3 octahedra and edges with five SnN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–57°. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Sn–N bond lengths. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.18 Å. In the second Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three N3- and three O2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.16 Å) and two longer (2.17 Å) Sn–N bond lengths. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.35 Å. In the third Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted SnN3O3 octahedra that share corners with five SnN2O4 octahedra and edges with six SnN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–57°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.23 Å. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.25 Å. In the fourth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four N3- and two O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.16 Å. There are one shorter (2.38 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the fifth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted SnN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six SnN3O3 octahedra and edges with five SnN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–57°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.21 Å. There are one shorter (2.17 Å) and one longer (2.28 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the sixth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to three N3- and three O2- atoms to form distorted SnN3O3 octahedra that share corners with five SnN2O4 octahedra and edges with five SnN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–58°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.18 Å. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.26 Å. In the seventh Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six N3- atoms to form SnN6 octahedra that share corners with five SnN4O2 octahedra and edges with five SnN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–59°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.27 Å. In the eighth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted SnN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five SnN3O3 octahedra and edges with five SnN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–58°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.21 Å. There are one shorter (2.32 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the ninth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SnN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–61°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.19 Å. There are one shorter (2.26 Å) and one longer (2.30 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the tenth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted SnN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five SnN2O4 octahedra and edges with five SnN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–59°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.21 Å. There are one shorter (2.29 Å) and one longer (2.33 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the eleventh Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form SnN4O2 octahedra that share corners with four SnN4O2 octahedra and edges with six SnN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–55°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.23 Å. Both Sn–O bond lengths are 2.20 Å. In the twelfth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to five N3- and one O2- atom to form distorted SnN5O octahedra that share corners with five SnN4O2 octahedra and edges with five SnN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–61°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.23 Å. The Sn–O bond length is 2.51 Å. In the thirteenth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted SnN4O2 octahedra that share corners with five SnN6 octahedra and edges with six SnN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–58°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.19 Å. There are one shorter (2.28 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the fourteenth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to five N3- and one O2- atom to form distorted SnN5O octahedra that share corners with five SnN4O2 octahedra and edges with six SnN2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–58°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.25 Å. The Sn–O bond length is 2.41 Å. In the fifteenth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to four N3- and two O2- atoms to form distorted SnN4O2 octahedra that share corners with six SnN2O4 octahedra and edges with five SnN4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–58°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.27 Å. There are one shorter (2.17 Å) and one longer (2.29 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the sixteenth Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to five N3- and one O2- atom to form distorted SnN5O octahedra that share corners with five SnN2O4 octahedra and edges with six SnN3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There are a spread of Sn–N bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.27 Å. The Sn–O bond length is 2.18 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 tetrahedra, and edges with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 tetrahedra, and edges with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 tetrahedra, and edges with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with five NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three NSn4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the ninth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three NSn4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the tenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with six NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the twelfth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 tetrahedra, and edges with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the thirteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NSn4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one OSn4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three NSn4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixteenth N3- site, N3- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted NSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted OSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three NSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 tetrahedra, and edges with two OSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted OSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three NSn4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NSn4 trigonal pyramid. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to form distorted OSn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four NSn4 tetrahedra, corners with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five OSn4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two NSn4 tetrahedra, and edges with two NSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Sn4+ atoms to fo