Materials Data on LiSn10(PO4)7 by Materials Project

Abstract

LiSn10(PO4)7 crystallizes in the trigonal R3c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent O2- atoms. All Li–O bond lengths are 2.05 Å. There are four inequivalent Sn2+ sites. In the first Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.51 Å. In the second Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.76 Å. In the third Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.42 Å) and three longer (2.60 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. In the fourth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.75 Å. There are three inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 28°. There is three shorter (1.55 Å) and one longer (1.61 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. There are ten inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to three equivalent Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Sn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Sn2+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sn2+ and one P5+ atom.