Materials Data on Li3(CuO2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Li3Cu2O4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.98 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form edge-sharing LiO6 octahedra. There are four shorter (2.08 Å) and two longer (2.54 Å) Li–O bond lengths. Cu+2.50+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. All Cu–O bond lengths are 1.90 Å. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and two equivalent Cu+2.50+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two equivalent Cu+2.50+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Cu2 square pyramids.