Materials Data on LiFeBO3 by Materials Project
LiFeBO3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.06 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.09 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.06 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.09 Å. There are four inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.35 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.31 Å. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.26 Å. In the fourth Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.30 Å. There are four inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.39 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.39 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeB trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeB trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeB trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeB trigonal pyramids. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one B3+ atom.