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In the antiferromagnetic ground state, below TN ≃ 5.7 K, Ca2CoSi2O7 exhibits strong magnetoelectric coupling. For a symmetry-consistent theoretical description of this multiferroic phase, precise knowledge of its crystal structure is a prerequisite. Here we report the results of single-crystal neutron diffraction on Ca2CoSi2O7 at temperatures between 10 and 250 K. The low-temperature structure at 10 K was refined assuming twinning in the orthorhombic space group P21212 with a 3 × 3 × 1 supercell [a = 23.52 (1), b = 23.52 (1), c = 5.030 (3) Å] compared with the high-temperature normal state [tetragonal space group P\overline {4}2_{1}m, a = b ≃ 7.86, c ≃ 5.03 Å]. The precise structural parameters of Ca2CoSi2O7 at 10 K are presented and compared with the literature X-ray diffraction results at 130 and 170 K (low-temperature commensurate phase), as well as at ∼ 500 K (high-temperature normal phase).

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Computing details top

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(I) top
Crystal data top
Ca2CoO7Si2Z = 18
Mr = 307.26F(000) = 2718
Orthorhombic, P21212Dx = 3.304 Mg m3
Hall symbol: P 2 2abNeutron radiation, λ = 1.1695 Å
a = 23.52 (1) ŵ = 0.02 mm1
b = 23.52 (1) ÅT = 10 K
c = 5.03 (1) ÅCylinder, blue
V = 2782.5 Å34 × 2 (radius) mm
Data collection top
Four-circle
diffractometer
θmax = 64.9°, θmin = 4.0°
3127 measured reflectionsh = 2036
2006 independent reflectionsk = 3036
1883 reflections with I > 3σ(I)l = 77
Rint = 0.019
Refinement top
Refinement on F20 restraints
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.04351 constraints
wR(F2) = 0.099Weighting scheme based on measured s.u.'s w = 1/(σ2(I) + 0.0004I2)
S = 3.17(Δ/σ)max = 0.0004
1883 reflectionsExtinction correction: B-C type 1 Gaussian isotropic (Becker & Coppens, 1974)
168 parametersExtinction coefficient: 360 (30)
Crystal data top
Ca2CoO7Si2V = 2782.5 Å3
Mr = 307.26Z = 18
Orthorhombic, P21212Neutron radiation, λ = 1.1695 Å
a = 23.52 (1) ŵ = 0.02 mm1
b = 23.52 (1) ÅT = 10 K
c = 5.03 (1) Å4 × 2 (radius) mm
Data collection top
Four-circle
diffractometer
1883 reflections with I > 3σ(I)
3127 measured reflectionsRint = 0.019
2006 independent reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0431883 reflections
wR(F2) = 0.099168 parameters
S = 3.170 restraints
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Ca10.1086 (4)0.0527 (4)0.503 (3)0.0075 (3)*
Ca20.1145 (4)0.3923 (4)0.490 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Ca30.0554 (4)0.2245 (5)0.499 (3)0.0075 (3)*
Ca40.2746 (5)0.1114 (4)0.515 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Ca50.2677 (4)0.4511 (4)0.475 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Ca60.2153 (4)0.2664 (3)0.519 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Ca70.4409 (4)0.0525 (4)0.517 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Ca80.4505 (4)0.3973 (4)0.516 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Ca90.4028 (3)0.2115 (4)0.492 (2)0.0075 (3)*
Co1000.014 (5)0.0033 (7)*
Co20.0057 (7)0.3369 (7)0.017 (3)0.0033 (7)*
Co30.1634 (9)0.1612 (6)0.001 (5)0.0033 (7)*
Co40.3347 (7)0.0019 (8)0.022 (3)0.0033 (7)*
Co50.3332 (9)0.3299 (8)0.009 (5)0.0033 (7)*
Si10.0418 (5)0.1214 (5)0.066 (3)0.0056 (3)*
Si20.0506 (5)0.4568 (4)0.080 (2)0.0056 (3)*
Si30.1241 (5)0.2862 (4)0.081 (2)0.0056 (3)*
Si40.2124 (5)0.0411 (5)0.071 (3)0.0056 (3)*
Si50.2160 (4)0.3812 (5)0.032 (2)0.0056 (3)*
Si60.2827 (4)0.2081 (4)0.037 (2)0.0056 (3)*
Si70.3827 (5)0.1234 (5)0.056 (3)0.0056 (3)*
Si80.3830 (4)0.4549 (5)0.065 (3)0.0056 (3)*
Si90.4520 (4)0.2811 (5)0.056 (3)0.0056 (3)*
O10.0083 (3)0.1647 (3)0.822 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O20.1740 (3)0.0146 (3)0.1742 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O30.1797 (3)0.3265 (3)0.1724 (18)0.00798 (16)*
O40.3401 (3)0.1758 (3)0.836 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O50.500.205 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O60.0423 (3)0.1183 (3)0.245 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O70.0505 (3)0.4582 (3)0.2354 (18)0.00798 (16)*
O80.1247 (3)0.2822 (3)0.751 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O90.2165 (3)0.0436 (3)0.754 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O100.2080 (3)0.3847 (3)0.722 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O110.2776 (3)0.2032 (3)0.2738 (16)0.00798 (16)*
O120.3863 (3)0.1209 (3)0.258 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O130.3862 (3)0.4584 (3)0.263 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O140.4624 (3)0.2760 (3)0.7443 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O150.0250 (3)0.0620 (3)0.771 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O160.0986 (3)0.1435 (3)0.773 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O170.0342 (2)0.3955 (3)0.7770 (18)0.00798 (16)*
O180.1039 (3)0.4798 (3)0.7535 (17)0.00798 (16)*
O190.1388 (3)0.2266 (3)0.2249 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O200.0711 (3)0.3125 (3)0.2239 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O210.1826 (3)0.0953 (3)0.2239 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O220.2713 (3)0.0301 (3)0.230 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O230.1864 (3)0.4357 (3)0.2064 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O240.2779 (3)0.3794 (3)0.1706 (17)0.00798 (16)*
O250.2870 (3)0.2728 (3)0.8338 (16)0.00798 (16)*
O260.2301 (3)0.1799 (3)0.7953 (18)0.00798 (16)*
O270.3562 (3)0.0674 (3)0.7915 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O280.4403 (3)0.1371 (3)0.7877 (19)0.00798 (16)*
O290.3809 (3)0.3879 (3)0.8310 (17)0.00798 (16)*
O300.4350 (3)0.4821 (3)0.782 (2)0.00798 (16)*
O310.4841 (3)0.2276 (3)0.2185 (18)0.00798 (16)*
O320.3918 (3)0.2831 (3)0.1809 (17)0.00798 (16)*
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Ca1—Ca5i3.766 (14)Ca9—Si7iii3.112 (15)
Ca1—Ca8i3.910 (14)Ca9—Si92.969 (16)
Ca1—Ca8ii3.902 (14)Ca9—O42.421 (13)
Ca1—Si1iii3.124 (18)Ca9—O142.424 (12)
Ca1—Si43.279 (17)Ca9—O312.385 (12)
Ca1—Si8iv3.190 (17)Ca9—O322.312 (12)
Ca1—O152.391 (14)Co1—O15ix1.991 (18)
Ca1—O30i2.420 (14)Co1—O15x1.991 (18)
Ca2—Ca53.861 (13)Co1—O30i1.890 (16)
Ca2—Ca63.795 (13)Co1—O30ii1.890 (16)
Ca2—Ca7v3.987 (13)Co2—O17ix1.950 (18)
Ca2—Si2iii3.036 (15)Co2—O201.944 (18)
Ca2—Si33.241 (15)Co2—O28ii1.925 (18)
Ca2—O172.376 (12)Co2—O31xi1.988 (18)
Ca2—O232.437 (13)Co3—O16ix1.95 (2)
Ca3—Ca63.888 (14)Co3—O191.99 (2)
Ca3—Ca8ii3.782 (14)Co3—O211.97 (2)
Ca3—Ca9ii3.893 (13)Co3—O26ix1.93 (2)
Ca3—Si1iii3.280 (18)Co4—O18i1.904 (18)
Ca3—Si33.020 (17)Co4—O221.937 (18)
Ca3—Si9ii3.306 (18)Co4—O23iv1.997 (19)
Ca3—O192.397 (14)Co4—O27ix1.994 (19)
Ca4—Ca5i3.900 (14)Co5—O241.93 (2)
Ca4—Ca63.904 (13)Co5—O25ix1.94 (2)
Ca4—Ca93.826 (13)Co5—O29ix1.98 (2)
Ca4—Si43.140 (17)Co5—O321.97 (2)
Ca4—Si6iii3.205 (15)Si1—O1ix1.655 (14)
Ca4—O92.420 (14)Si1—O61.57 (2)
Ca4—O222.391 (14)Si1—O15ix1.667 (15)
Ca4—O262.381 (13)Si1—O16ix1.646 (15)
Ca5—Si4v3.149 (17)Si2—O71.587 (15)
Ca5—Si53.024 (16)Si2—O17ix1.654 (13)
Ca5—O2v2.375 (14)Si2—O18ix1.602 (13)
Ca5—O102.441 (13)Si3—O8ix1.663 (17)
Ca5—O232.369 (13)Si3—O191.614 (13)
Ca5—O242.288 (13)Si3—O201.564 (14)
Ca6—Si33.109 (16)Si4—O21.674 (13)
Ca6—Si6iii3.059 (14)Si4—O9ix1.597 (18)
Ca6—O32.395 (13)Si4—O211.645 (14)
Ca6—O112.425 (12)Si4—O221.620 (14)
Ca6—O252.317 (12)Si5—O10ix1.570 (16)
Ca7—Ca7vi3.717 (14)Si5—O241.615 (13)
Ca7—Ca93.848 (12)Si6—O111.572 (14)
Ca7—Si2iv3.150 (15)Si6—O25ix1.657 (12)
Ca7—Si7iii3.045 (16)Si6—O26ix1.637 (12)
Ca7—O52.430 (12)Si7—O121.582 (17)
Ca7—O122.435 (13)Si7—O27ix1.646 (14)
Ca7—O18i2.425 (12)Si7—O28ix1.600 (14)
Ca7—O282.411 (12)Si8—O2xii1.615 (13)
Ca8—Si1vii3.151 (18)Si8—O131.654 (18)
Ca8—Si8iii2.961 (17)Si8—O29ix1.658 (13)
Ca8—O1viii2.441 (14)Si8—O30ix1.579 (14)
Ca8—O132.444 (13)Si9—O14ix1.592 (18)
Ca8—O292.287 (13)Si9—O321.549 (13)
Ca8—O302.426 (13)
Ca5i—Ca1—Ca8i71.5 (3)Ca3viii—Ca9—Ca799.2 (3)
Ca5i—Ca1—Ca8ii158.2 (4)Ca3viii—Ca9—Si7iii112.9 (4)
Ca5i—Ca1—Si1iii134.1 (5)Ca3viii—Ca9—Si955.6 (3)
Ca5i—Ca1—Si452.5 (3)Ca3viii—Ca9—O4133.4 (5)
Ca5i—Ca1—Si8iv61.0 (3)Ca3viii—Ca9—O1438.6 (3)
Ca5i—Ca1—O15132.6 (5)Ca3viii—Ca9—O3137.5 (3)
Ca5i—Ca1—O30i84.8 (4)Ca3viii—Ca9—O3280.2 (3)
Ca8i—Ca1—Ca8ii86.7 (3)Ca4—Ca9—Ca765.5 (2)
Ca8i—Ca1—Si1iii108.8 (4)Ca4—Ca9—Si7iii56.5 (3)
Ca8i—Ca1—Si499.8 (4)Ca4—Ca9—Si9132.0 (4)
Ca8i—Ca1—Si8iv48.0 (3)Ca4—Ca9—O444.4 (3)
Ca8i—Ca1—O1578.9 (3)Ca4—Ca9—O14145.6 (5)
Ca8i—Ca1—O30i36.3 (3)Ca4—Ca9—O31138.3 (4)
Ca8ii—Ca1—Si1iii51.9 (3)Ca4—Ca9—O32112.4 (4)
Ca8ii—Ca1—Si4135.9 (5)Ca7—Ca9—Si7iii50.5 (3)
Ca8ii—Ca1—Si8iv105.0 (4)Ca7—Ca9—Si9117.9 (4)
Ca8ii—Ca1—O1537.2 (3)Ca7—Ca9—O477.4 (3)
Ca8ii—Ca1—O30i77.8 (3)Ca7—Ca9—O14117.1 (4)
Si1iii—Ca1—Si4151.1 (4)Ca7—Ca9—O3189.2 (3)
Si1iii—Ca1—Si8iv151.9 (5)Ca7—Ca9—O32139.1 (4)
Si1iii—Ca1—O1531.8 (3)Si7iii—Ca9—Si9164.8 (4)
Si1iii—Ca1—O30i123.5 (5)Si7iii—Ca9—O432.4 (3)
Si4—Ca1—Si8iv55.7 (3)Si7iii—Ca9—O1497.0 (4)
Si4—Ca1—O15172.7 (6)Si7iii—Ca9—O31130.4 (4)
Si4—Ca1—O30i82.3 (4)Si7iii—Ca9—O32164.2 (4)
Si8iv—Ca1—O15120.3 (5)Si9—Ca9—O4162.8 (4)
Si8iv—Ca1—O30i28.7 (3)Si9—Ca9—O1479.3 (4)
O15—Ca1—O30i92.7 (4)Si9—Ca9—O3134.4 (3)
Ca5—Ca2—Ca672.4 (3)Si9—Ca9—O3231.1 (3)
Ca5—Ca2—Ca7v88.1 (3)O4—Ca9—O14101.3 (5)
Ca5—Ca2—Si2iii107.3 (4)O4—Ca9—O31162.6 (5)
Ca5—Ca2—Si3101.4 (4)O4—Ca9—O32131.9 (4)
Ca5—Ca2—O17137.9 (5)O14—Ca9—O3174.8 (4)
Ca5—Ca2—O2335.9 (3)O14—Ca9—O3287.9 (4)
Ca6—Ca2—Ca7v160.3 (3)O31—Ca9—O3265.4 (3)
Ca6—Ca2—Si2iii132.2 (4)O15ix—Co1—O15x104.3 (12)
Ca6—Ca2—Si351.7 (3)O15ix—Co1—O30i104.9 (3)
Ca6—Ca2—O17119.9 (4)O15ix—Co1—O30ii114.2 (3)
Ca6—Ca2—O2385.2 (3)O15x—Co1—O30i114.2 (3)
Ca7v—Ca2—Si2iii51.1 (3)O15x—Co1—O30ii104.9 (3)
Ca7v—Ca2—Si3138.1 (4)O30i—Co1—O30ii114.1 (14)
Ca7v—Ca2—O1773.5 (3)O17ix—Co2—O20105.6 (8)
Ca7v—Ca2—O2380.0 (3)O17ix—Co2—O28ii111.4 (8)
Si2iii—Ca2—Si3150.5 (4)O17ix—Co2—O31xi105.1 (8)
Si2iii—Ca2—O1732.8 (3)O20—Co2—O28ii116.9 (9)
Si2iii—Ca2—O23123.4 (4)O20—Co2—O31xi107.2 (8)
Si3—Ca2—O17117.7 (4)O28ii—Co2—O31xi110.0 (9)
Si3—Ca2—O2384.4 (4)O16ix—Co3—O19105.7 (9)
O17—Ca2—O23153.2 (5)O16ix—Co3—O21110.3 (8)
Ca6—Ca3—Ca8ii145.5 (4)O16ix—Co3—O26ix111.7 (13)
Ca6—Ca3—Ca9ii142.5 (3)O19—Co3—O21110.6 (12)
Ca6—Ca3—Si1iii105.3 (4)O19—Co3—O26ix111.2 (8)
Ca6—Ca3—Si351.6 (3)O21—Co3—O26ix107.3 (10)
Ca6—Ca3—Si9ii134.7 (5)O18i—Co4—O22111.0 (8)
Ca6—Ca3—O1938.6 (3)O18i—Co4—O23iv108.4 (9)
Ca8ii—Ca3—Ca9ii72.0 (3)O18i—Co4—O27ix111.3 (9)
Ca8ii—Ca3—Si1iii52.4 (3)O22—Co4—O23iv112.7 (9)
Ca8ii—Ca3—Si3134.3 (5)O22—Co4—O27ix104.1 (9)
Ca8ii—Ca3—Si9ii60.2 (3)O23iv—Co4—O27ix109.3 (8)
Ca8ii—Ca3—O19122.6 (5)O24—Co5—O25ix103.4 (10)
Ca9ii—Ca3—Si1iii100.8 (4)O24—Co5—O29ix99.1 (9)
Ca9ii—Ca3—Si3108.4 (4)O24—Co5—O32128.8 (13)
Ca9ii—Ca3—Si9ii47.9 (3)O25ix—Co5—O29ix126.2 (13)
Ca9ii—Ca3—O19138.9 (5)O25ix—Co5—O32101.8 (9)
Si1iii—Ca3—Si3150.5 (5)O29ix—Co5—O32100.8 (10)
Si1iii—Ca3—Si9ii56.5 (4)Ca1ix—Si1—Ca3ix82.6 (5)
Si1iii—Ca3—O19118.6 (5)Ca1ix—Si1—Ca8xi76.9 (4)
Si3—Ca3—Si9ii151.9 (5)Ca1ix—Si1—O1ix116.2 (8)
Si3—Ca3—O1932.1 (3)Ca1ix—Si1—O6131.6 (7)
Si9ii—Ca3—O19172.4 (6)Ca1ix—Si1—O15ix49.1 (5)
Ca5i—Ca4—Ca6144.2 (3)Ca1ix—Si1—O16ix54.2 (5)
Ca5i—Ca4—Ca9142.8 (3)Ca3ix—Si1—Ca8xi72.0 (4)
Ca5i—Ca4—Si451.8 (3)Ca3ix—Si1—O1ix52.4 (5)
Ca5i—Ca4—Si6iii133.8 (4)Ca3ix—Si1—O6134.4 (7)
Ca5i—Ca4—O938.0 (3)Ca3ix—Si1—O15ix108.4 (8)
Ca5i—Ca4—O2239.3 (3)Ca3ix—Si1—O16ix50.2 (5)
Ca5i—Ca4—O26122.3 (4)Ca8xi—Si1—O1ix50.0 (5)
Ca6—Ca4—Ca973.0 (2)Ca8xi—Si1—O6135.7 (7)
Ca6—Ca4—Si4109.2 (4)Ca8xi—Si1—O15ix50.9 (5)
Ca6—Ca4—Si6iii49.8 (3)Ca8xi—Si1—O16ix104.2 (8)
Ca6—Ca4—O9114.2 (4)O1ix—Si1—O6111.8 (9)
Ca6—Ca4—O22137.5 (5)O1ix—Si1—O15ix100.4 (8)
Ca6—Ca4—O2637.6 (3)O1ix—Si1—O16ix102.6 (8)
Ca9—Ca4—Si4132.0 (5)O6—Si1—O15ix117.0 (9)
Ca9—Ca4—Si6iii62.5 (3)O6—Si1—O16ix120.0 (9)
Ca9—Ca4—O9150.0 (5)O15ix—Si1—O16ix102.5 (9)
Ca9—Ca4—O22119.9 (4)Ca2ix—Si2—Ca7xii80.2 (4)
Ca9—Ca4—O2687.0 (4)Ca2ix—Si2—O7136.2 (6)
Si4—Ca4—Si6iii154.2 (5)Ca2ix—Si2—O17ix51.1 (4)
Si4—Ca4—O975.1 (4)Ca2ix—Si2—O18ix53.9 (4)
Si4—Ca4—O2230.4 (3)Ca7xii—Si2—O7132.9 (6)
Si4—Ca4—O26124.8 (5)Ca7xii—Si2—O17ix109.6 (6)
Si6iii—Ca4—O998.8 (5)Ca7xii—Si2—O18ix49.1 (4)
Si6iii—Ca4—O22172.1 (6)O7—Si2—O17ix116.9 (8)
Si6iii—Ca4—O2629.7 (3)O7—Si2—O18ix121.0 (8)
O9—Ca4—O2275.7 (4)O17ix—Si2—O18ix104.5 (7)
O9—Ca4—O2684.5 (5)Ca2—Si3—Ca383.8 (4)
O22—Ca4—O26151.7 (5)Ca2—Si3—Ca673.4 (4)
Ca1v—Ca5—Ca2161.4 (3)Ca2—Si3—O8ix132.6 (6)
Ca1v—Ca5—Ca4v65.4 (3)Ca2—Si3—O19113.6 (7)
Ca1v—Ca5—Si4v55.8 (3)Ca2—Si3—O2049.5 (4)
Ca1v—Ca5—Si5132.6 (5)Ca3—Si3—Ca678.7 (4)
Ca1v—Ca5—O2v46.9 (3)Ca3—Si3—O8ix132.2 (7)
Ca1v—Ca5—O10146.7 (5)Ca3—Si3—O1952.2 (5)
Ca1v—Ca5—O23137.5 (5)Ca3—Si3—O2056.3 (5)
Ca1v—Ca5—O24114.0 (4)Ca6—Si3—O8ix133.8 (7)
Ca2—Ca5—Ca4v96.2 (3)Ca6—Si3—O1953.5 (5)
Ca2—Ca5—Si4v111.4 (4)Ca6—Si3—O20106.5 (7)
Ca2—Ca5—Si556.3 (3)O8ix—Si3—O19113.3 (8)
Ca2—Ca5—O2v130.2 (5)O8ix—Si3—O20119.1 (8)
Ca2—Ca5—O1039.0 (3)O19—Si3—O20108.0 (8)
Ca2—Ca5—O2337.1 (3)Ca1—Si4—Ca480.3 (4)
Ca2—Ca5—O2481.2 (3)Ca1—Si4—Ca5i71.7 (4)
Ca4v—Ca5—Si4v51.6 (3)Ca1—Si4—O257.2 (5)
Ca4v—Ca5—Si5115.6 (4)Ca1—Si4—O9ix134.7 (6)
Ca4v—Ca5—O2v79.0 (3)Ca1—Si4—O2146.3 (4)
Ca4v—Ca5—O10117.7 (4)Ca1—Si4—O22108.9 (7)
Ca4v—Ca5—O2387.0 (4)Ca4—Si4—Ca5i76.7 (4)
Ca4v—Ca5—O24138.4 (5)Ca4—Si4—O2116.3 (8)
Si4v—Ca5—Si5163.6 (4)Ca4—Si4—O9ix131.4 (6)
Si4v—Ca5—O2v31.5 (3)Ca4—Si4—O2157.2 (5)
Si4v—Ca5—O1098.4 (5)Ca4—Si4—O2248.3 (5)
Si4v—Ca5—O23129.4 (4)Ca5i—Si4—O247.9 (5)
Si4v—Ca5—O24164.7 (5)Ca5i—Si4—O9ix137.6 (7)
Si5—Ca5—O2v164.6 (5)Ca5i—Si4—O21104.2 (7)
Si5—Ca5—O1078.2 (4)Ca5i—Si4—O2253.8 (5)
Si5—Ca5—O2334.2 (3)O2—Si4—O9ix111.7 (8)
Si5—Ca5—O2431.7 (3)O2—Si4—O21103.5 (8)
O2v—Ca5—O1099.9 (5)O2—Si4—O22100.6 (8)
O2v—Ca5—O23160.2 (5)O9ix—Si4—O21117.6 (8)
O2v—Ca5—O24133.3 (5)O9ix—Si4—O22116.4 (8)
O10—Ca5—O2374.2 (4)O21—Si4—O22104.9 (8)
O10—Ca5—O2485.9 (4)Ca5—Si5—O10ix138.6 (7)
O23—Ca5—O2465.9 (4)Ca5—Si5—O2448.2 (4)
Ca2—Ca6—Ca366.0 (3)O10ix—Si5—O24122.6 (8)
Ca2—Ca6—Ca4162.1 (3)Ca4ix—Si6—Ca6ix77.1 (4)
Ca2—Ca6—Si354.9 (3)Ca4ix—Si6—O11129.9 (6)
Ca2—Ca6—Si6iii134.5 (4)Ca4ix—Si6—O25ix112.4 (6)
Ca2—Ca6—O345.1 (3)Ca4ix—Si6—O26ix46.1 (4)
Ca2—Ca6—O11146.7 (5)Ca6ix—Si6—O11135.9 (6)
Ca2—Ca6—O25115.5 (4)Ca6ix—Si6—O25ix48.4 (4)
Ca3—Ca6—Ca496.3 (3)Ca6ix—Si6—O26ix54.3 (4)
Ca3—Ca6—Si349.6 (3)O11—Si6—O25ix117.5 (7)
Ca3—Ca6—Si6iii114.0 (4)O11—Si6—O26ix115.1 (7)
Ca3—Ca6—O378.1 (3)O25ix—Si6—O26ix102.6 (7)
Ca3—Ca6—O11114.6 (4)Ca7ix—Si7—Ca9ix77.4 (4)
Ca3—Ca6—O25137.7 (5)Ca7ix—Si7—O12131.3 (6)
Ca4—Ca6—Si3112.5 (4)Ca7ix—Si7—O27ix53.4 (5)
Ca4—Ca6—Si6iii53.1 (3)Ca7ix—Si7—O28ix51.8 (5)
Ca4—Ca6—O3132.2 (4)Ca9ix—Si7—O12138.2 (6)
Ca4—Ca6—O1137.7 (3)Ca9ix—Si7—O27ix104.4 (7)
Ca4—Ca6—O2578.7 (3)Ca9ix—Si7—O28ix51.6 (5)
Si3—Ca6—Si6iii160.2 (4)O12—Si7—O27ix117.2 (8)
Si3—Ca6—O332.4 (3)O12—Si7—O28ix116.9 (8)
Si3—Ca6—O1198.5 (4)O27ix—Si7—O28ix104.6 (8)
Si3—Ca6—O25167.4 (4)Ca1xii—Si8—Ca8ix78.8 (4)
Si6iii—Ca6—O3167.3 (4)Ca1xii—Si8—O2xii59.8 (5)
Si6iii—Ca6—O1177.5 (4)Ca1xii—Si8—O13130.5 (6)
Si6iii—Ca6—O2532.3 (3)Ca1xii—Si8—O29ix118.0 (8)
O3—Ca6—O11101.6 (5)Ca1xii—Si8—O30ix47.5 (5)
O3—Ca6—O25135.4 (4)Ca8ix—Si8—O2xii114.0 (8)
O11—Ca6—O2586.9 (4)Ca8ix—Si8—O13135.0 (6)
Ca2i—Ca7—Ca7vi67.4 (3)Ca8ix—Si8—O29ix50.2 (5)
Ca2i—Ca7—Ca9147.3 (3)Ca8ix—Si8—O30ix54.9 (5)
Ca2i—Ca7—Si2iv48.6 (3)O2xii—Si8—O13110.6 (8)
Ca2i—Ca7—Si7iii112.1 (4)O2xii—Si8—O29ix106.8 (7)
Ca2i—Ca7—O572.6 (3)O2xii—Si8—O30ix107.3 (8)
Ca2i—Ca7—O12116.6 (4)O13—Si8—O29ix111.3 (8)
Ca2i—Ca7—O18i35.6 (3)O13—Si8—O30ix115.5 (8)
Ca2i—Ca7—O28141.5 (5)O29ix—Si8—O30ix104.8 (8)
Ca7vi—Ca7—Ca9145.1 (3)Ca3viii—Si9—Ca976.5 (4)
Ca7vi—Ca7—Si2iv58.5 (3)Ca3viii—Si9—O14ix123.4 (6)
Ca7vi—Ca7—Si7iii134.4 (4)Ca3viii—Si9—O32113.6 (8)
Ca7vi—Ca7—O540.1 (3)Ca9—Si9—O14ix138.1 (6)
Ca7vi—Ca7—O12146.5 (5)Ca9—Si9—O3250.3 (5)
Ca7vi—Ca7—O18i81.8 (3)O14ix—Si9—O32122.8 (9)
Ca7vi—Ca7—O28123.5 (4)Ca8ii—O1—Si1iii98.8 (6)
Ca9—Ca7—Si2iv133.4 (4)Ca5i—O2—Si4100.6 (6)
Ca9—Ca7—Si7iii52.1 (3)Ca5i—O2—Si8iv125.4 (6)
Ca9—Ca7—O5127.3 (4)Si4—O2—Si8iv133.7 (9)
Ca9—Ca7—O1238.5 (3)Ca7—O5—Ca7vi99.8 (5)
Ca9—Ca7—O18i124.4 (4)Ca4—O9—Si4iii123.6 (7)
Ca9—Ca7—O2838.3 (3)Ca5—O10—Si5iii118.0 (6)
Si2iv—Ca7—Si7iii155.7 (5)Ca6—O11—Si6120.5 (6)
Si2iv—Ca7—O532.0 (2)Ca7—O12—Si7125.8 (6)
Si2iv—Ca7—O1297.7 (4)Ca8—O13—Si8121.2 (6)
Si2iv—Ca7—O18i29.9 (3)Ca9—O14—Si9iii118.3 (6)
Si2iv—Ca7—O28169.6 (5)Ca1—O15—Co1iii121.4 (5)
Si7iii—Ca7—O5171.9 (5)Ca1—O15—Si1iii99.1 (6)
Si7iii—Ca7—O1277.1 (4)Co1iii—O15—Si1iii112.4 (10)
Si7iii—Ca7—O18i125.8 (5)Co3iii—O16—Si1iii114.4 (10)
Si7iii—Ca7—O2831.5 (3)Ca2—O17—Co2iii128.7 (6)
O5—Ca7—O12107.1 (5)Ca2—O17—Si2iii96.1 (5)
O5—Ca7—O18i61.9 (3)Co2iii—O17—Si2iii115.3 (8)
O5—Ca7—O28141.9 (5)Ca7v—O18—Co4v118.0 (7)
O12—Ca7—O18i86.4 (4)Ca7v—O18—Si2iii100.9 (6)
O12—Ca7—O2875.7 (4)Co4v—O18—Si2iii112.1 (8)
O18i—Ca7—O28153.6 (5)Ca3—O19—Co3123.1 (7)
Ca1v—Ca8—Ca1viii93.2 (3)Ca3—O19—Si395.7 (6)
Ca1v—Ca8—Ca3viii159.9 (4)Co3—O19—Si3118.7 (9)
Ca1v—Ca8—Si1vii110.8 (4)Co2—O20—Si3120.1 (9)
Ca1v—Ca8—Si8iii53.2 (3)Co3—O21—Si4116.2 (10)
Ca1v—Ca8—O1viii132.9 (5)Ca4—O22—Co4124.9 (7)
Ca1v—Ca8—O1338.5 (3)Ca4—O22—Si4101.3 (6)
Ca1v—Ca8—O2981.6 (3)Co4—O22—Si4116.6 (9)
Ca1v—Ca8—O3036.2 (3)Ca2—O23—Ca5106.9 (5)
Ca1viii—Ca8—Ca3viii66.8 (3)Ca2—O23—Co4xii119.4 (6)
Ca1viii—Ca8—Si1vii51.2 (3)Ca5—O23—Co4xii114.2 (6)
Ca1viii—Ca8—Si8iii113.0 (4)Ca5—O24—Co5142.9 (8)
Ca1viii—Ca8—O1viii77.5 (3)Ca5—O24—Si5100.1 (6)
Ca1viii—Ca8—O13113.5 (4)Co5—O24—Si5116.2 (9)
Ca1viii—Ca8—O29136.8 (5)Ca6—O25—Co5iii139.7 (7)
Ca1viii—Ca8—O3084.8 (3)Ca6—O25—Si6iii99.3 (5)
Ca3viii—Ca8—Si1vii55.6 (3)Co5iii—O25—Si6iii119.6 (9)
Ca3viii—Ca8—Si8iii135.2 (5)Ca4—O26—Co3iii121.3 (6)
Ca3viii—Ca8—O1viii43.5 (3)Ca4—O26—Si6iii104.3 (5)
Ca3viii—Ca8—O13147.0 (5)Co3iii—O26—Si6iii115.6 (9)
Ca3viii—Ca8—O29114.1 (4)Co4iii—O27—Si7iii116.3 (8)
Ca3viii—Ca8—O30137.0 (5)Ca7—O28—Co2viii123.1 (6)
Si1vii—Ca8—Si8iii159.9 (4)Ca7—O28—Si7iii96.7 (6)
Si1vii—Ca8—O1viii31.3 (3)Co2viii—O28—Si7iii119.3 (9)
Si1vii—Ca8—O1397.4 (5)Ca8—O29—Co5iii141.6 (7)
Si1vii—Ca8—O29166.2 (5)Ca8—O29—Si8iii96.0 (6)
Si1vii—Ca8—O30127.7 (5)Co5iii—O29—Si8iii122.0 (9)
Si8iii—Ca8—O1viii168.7 (5)Ca1v—O30—Ca8107.6 (6)
Si8iii—Ca8—O1376.7 (4)Ca1v—O30—Co1v120.8 (5)
Si8iii—Ca8—O2933.9 (3)Ca1v—O30—Si8iii103.8 (6)
Si8iii—Ca8—O3032.2 (3)Ca8—O30—Co1v111.2 (5)
O1viii—Ca8—O13103.5 (5)Ca8—O30—Si8iii92.9 (6)
O1viii—Ca8—O29135.2 (5)Co1v—O30—Si8iii116.8 (10)
O1viii—Ca8—O30159.0 (5)Ca9—O31—Co2vii115.3 (6)
O13—Ca8—O2988.5 (4)Ca9—O32—Co5141.6 (7)
O13—Ca8—O3073.2 (4)Ca9—O32—Si998.6 (6)
O29—Ca8—O3065.9 (4)Co5—O32—Si9118.7 (9)
Ca3viii—Ca9—Ca4164.5 (3)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, y1/2, z+1; (ii) x1/2, y+1/2, z+1; (iii) x, y, z+1; (iv) x+1/2, y1/2, z; (v) x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1; (vi) x+1, y, z; (vii) x+1/2, y+1/2, z; (viii) x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1; (ix) x, y, z1; (x) x, y, z1; (xi) x1/2, y+1/2, z; (xii) x+1/2, y+1/2, z.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaCa2CoO7Si2
Mr307.26
Crystal system, space groupOrthorhombic, P21212
Temperature (K)10
a, b, c (Å)23.52 (1), 23.52 (1), 5.03 (1)
V3)2782.5
Z18
Radiation typeNeutron, λ = 1.1695 Å
µ (mm1)0.02
Crystal size (mm)4 × 2 (radius)
Data collection
DiffractometerFour-circle
diffractometer
Absorption correction
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 3σ(I)] reflections
3127, 2006, 1883
Rint0.019
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.774
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.043, 0.099, 3.17
No. of reflections1883
No. of parameters168
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)?, ?

 

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