Materials Data on LiCo(SO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

LiCo(SO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.20 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 1.93–2.07 Å. In the third 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 1.94–2.10 Å. There are three inequivalent Co3+ sites. In the first Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.25 Å. In the second Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.07 Å. In the third Co3+ site, Co3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.08 Å. There are six inequivalent S6+ sites. In the first S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–44°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.53 Å. In the second S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–47°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. In the third S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–49°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.51 Å. In the fourth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–42°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.53 Å. In the fifth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–45°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.52 Å. In the sixth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–46°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.55 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one S6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one S6+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co3+ and one S6+ atom.