Materials Data on LiCo(CO3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

LiCo(CO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.56 Å. Co3+ is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.93 Å. There are two inequivalent C4+ sites. In the first C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.24–1.34 Å. In the second C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.26–1.33 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one C4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one C4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Li1+ and one C4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one C4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Co3+ and one C4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one C4+ atom.