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Materials Data on Li7Mn(BO3)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Li7Mn(BO3)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are fourteen inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one MnO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.50 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.21 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with three LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.02 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.06 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.03 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.05 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three MnO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.10 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one MnO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.06 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.26 Å. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.11 Å. In the eleventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.05 Å. In the twelfth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two MnO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.20 Å. In the thirteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.05 Å. In the fourteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.60 Å. There are two inequivalent Mn2+ sites. In the first Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.10 Å. In the second Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.10 Å. There are six inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first 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 1.38–1.40 Å. In the second 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 third 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. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.38 Å) and two longer (1.40 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 1.37–1.42 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted OLi2MnB tetrahedra that share corners with four OLi2MnB tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OLi4B trigonal bipyramid. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted OLi2MnB tetrahedra that share corners with six OLi2MnB tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OLi4B trigonal bipyramid. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi4B trigonal bipyramids. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one B3+ atom to form distorted OLi3B tetrahedra that share corners with three OLi2MnB tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OLi4B trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one OLi3B tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra.

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2020-08-03. Materials Data on Li7Mn(BO3)3 by Materials Project. https://doi.org/10.17188/1663058

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