Materials Data on KAl11O17 by Materials Project

KAl11O17 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.63–3.27 Å. There are seven inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.06 Å. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with six AlO6 octahedra. There is three shorter (1.91 Å) and three longer (1.92 Å) Al–O bond length. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There is one shorter (1.71 Å) and three longer (1.80 Å) Al–O bond length. In the fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and one longer (1.83 Å) Al–O bond length. In the fifth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent AlO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There is one shorter (1.72 Å) and three longer (1.79 Å) Al–O bond length. In the sixth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing AlO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–59°. There is three shorter (1.82 Å) and one longer (1.84 Å) Al–O bond length. In the seventh Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with five AlO4 tetrahedra and edges with five AlO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.05 Å. There are nine inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Al3+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+ and three Al3+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Al3+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to three equivalent K1+ and two Al3+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Al3+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one K1+ and three equivalent Al3+ atoms.