DOE OSTI2018
LiBi(PO4)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 in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.58 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are three shorter (1.97 Å) and three longer (2.44 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.46 Å. There are three inequivalent Bi5+ sites. In the first Bi5+ site, Bi5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.17 Å) and three longer (2.18 Å) Bi–O bond lengths. In the second Bi5+ site, Bi5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are three shorter (2.36 Å) and three longer (2.37 Å) Bi–O bond lengths. In the third Bi5+ site, Bi5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.17 Å) and three longer (2.18 Å) Bi–O bond lengths. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.58 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.58 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.58 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.58 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.58 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.58 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P5+ atom.