Materials Data on Mg14CoNiO16 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mg14CoNiO16 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are seven inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.13 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.12 Å) and two longer (2.13 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are five shorter (2.12 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.14 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are two shorter (2.12 Å) and four longer (2.13 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.14 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.14 Å. Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.16 Å. Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.14 Å. There are ten inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Mg2+ and one Co2+ atom to form OMg5Co octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Co octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Mg2+ and one Ni2+ atom to form OMg5Ni octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Co octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Mg2+ and one Co2+ atom to form OMg5Co octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Co octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are two shorter (2.12 Å) and two longer (2.13 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Mg2+ and two equivalent Co2+ atoms to form OMg4Co2 octahedra that share corners with six OMg4Co2 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Mg2+ and two equivalent Ni2+ atoms to form OMg4Ni2 octahedra that share corners with six OMg4Co2 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg4Co2 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg4Ni2 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Mg2+, one Co2+, and one Ni2+ atom to form OMg4CoNi octahedra that share corners with six OMg4CoNi octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg4CoNi octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°.