Materials Data on NaLiMg14O15 by Materials Project

Abstract

NaLiMg14O15 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.35 Å. Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form LiO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 square pyramids, corners with three MgO5 square pyramids, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.16 Å. There are ten 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 NaO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 square pyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.17 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MgO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 square pyramid, corners with four MgO5 square pyramids, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 13°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.16 Å. 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 seven MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–5°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.20 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, edges with five MgO6 octahedra, and edges with four MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–13°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.18 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.08 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, edges with six MgO6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.23 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, edges with eight MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.34 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. There are three shorter (2.14 Å) and three longer (2.18 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the ninth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MgO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 square pyramid, corners with four MgO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one NaO6 octahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–16°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.16 Å. In the tenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one NaO6 octahedra, edges with nine MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO5 square pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgO5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.31 Å. There are eleven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form ONaMg5 octahedra that share corners with four ONaMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form OLiMg5 octahedra that share corners with four OLiMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form ONaMg5 octahedra that share corners with six ONaMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with ten ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–15°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OLiMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+ and four Mg2+ atoms to form OLi2Mg4 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with ten OLiMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–15°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with ten OLiMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–16°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Na1+ and four Mg2+ atoms to form ONa2Mg4 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form OLiMg5 octahedra that share corners with six OLiMg5 octahedra and edges with eleven ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–17°. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form ONaMg5 octahedra that share corners with six OLiMg5 octahedra and edges with eleven ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–18°.