Materials Data on Li2Cr(PO3)8 by Materials Project

Abstract

Li2Cr(PO3)8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.22 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.34 Å. Cr6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.04 Å. There are eight inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–44°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.63 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.63 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.62 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–29°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.61 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–26°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–63°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.61 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–62°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.48–1.61 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–41°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.62 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr6+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr6+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr6+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr6+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr6+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr6+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom.