Materials Data on Li5LaO4 by Materials Project
Li5LaO4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first 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 1.93–2.29 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 1.91–2.09 Å. In the third 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 1.94–2.14 Å. In the fourth 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 1.97–2.23 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.96 Å. La3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.70 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Li1+ and one La3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one La3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Li1+ and one La3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Li1+ and two equivalent La3+ atoms.