DOI: 10.17188/1308380
title: Materials Data on LiFe4(BO3)4 by Materials Project

description: LiFe4(BO3)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share 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 1.98–2.25 Å. There are four inequivalent Fe+2.75+ sites. In the first Fe+2.75+ site, Fe+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one 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 1.97–2.27 Å. In the second Fe+2.75+ site, Fe+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.09 Å. In the third Fe+2.75+ site, Fe+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.08 Å. In the fourth Fe+2.75+ site, Fe+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.10 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 are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.35–1.41 Å. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.34–1.41 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.38 Å) and two 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 are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.40 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Fe+2.75+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe+2.75+, and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Fe+2.75+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe+2.75+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.75+ and one B3+ atom.