DOI: 10.17188/1742776
title: Materials Data on Li4Cr3Cu(PO4)4 by Materials Project

description: Li4Cr3Cu(PO4)4 is Hausmannite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four CrO6 octahedra, corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CuO6 pentagonal pyramid, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–73°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.29 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CuO6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, edges with two CrO6 octahedra, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–71°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.26 Å. There are three inequivalent Cr+2.33+ sites. In the first Cr+2.33+ site, Cr+2.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CrO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–73°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.34 Å. In the second Cr+2.33+ site, Cr+2.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CuO6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 58–68°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.25 Å. In the third Cr+2.33+ site, Cr+2.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CrO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–71°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.35 Å. Cu1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CuO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–74°. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.39 Å. There are four inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with two CrO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CuO6 pentagonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four CrO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–59°. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with three CrO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CuO6 pentagonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one CuO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–56°. There is one shorter (1.54 Å) and three longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with three CrO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CuO6 pentagonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–58°. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr+2.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom.