Materials Data on Li2Ti(BO3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Li2Ti(BO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two TiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.11 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.21 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one TiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent TiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.15 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one TiO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one TiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.45 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one TiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one TiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.35 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.69 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two TiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.33 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with three TiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.20 Å. There are four inequivalent Ti4+ sites. In the first Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form TiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.14 Å. In the second Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form TiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.00 Å. In the third Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted TiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.09 Å. In the fourth Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.10 Å. There are eight inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.37 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.42 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.38 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.41 Å) B–O bond length. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.39 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.34–1.43 Å. In the seventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.38 Å) and two longer (1.39 Å) B–O bond length. In the eighth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.41 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Ti4+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ti4+ and one B3+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ti4+ and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2TiB tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi4B trigonal bipyramids. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to three Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Ti4+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2TiB trigonal pyramids.