DOI: 10.17188/1677343
title: Materials Data on Li4MnCo2O7 by Materials Project

description: Li4MnCo2O7 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with three CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–11°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.38 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with five CoO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–8°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.25 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with five CoO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–8°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.22 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with four CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–7°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.23 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with three CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.19 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with nine LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–11°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.21 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, and edges with nine LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–15°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.49 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.29 Å. There are two inequivalent Mn2+ sites. In the first Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.83–2.03 Å. In the second Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with four CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–8°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.25 Å. There are four inequivalent Co4+ sites. In the first Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with four CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–8°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.10 Å. In the second Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–8°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.20 Å. In the third Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with four CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–8°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.11 Å. In the fourth Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–10°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–2.24 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one Co4+ atom to form OLi3Mn2Co octahedra that share corners with six OLi5Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–7°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Co4+ atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi4Mn2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Co4+ atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn2Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and two equivalent Co4+ atoms to form OLi3MnCo2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn2Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one Co4+ atom to form OLi3Mn2Co octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn2Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–6°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two equivalent Co4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi4Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–9°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Li1+ and one Mn2+ atom to form OLi5Mn octahedra that share corners with six OLi3MnCo2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–16°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and two equivalent Co4+ atoms to form OLi3MnCo2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Co3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–6°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Co4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Co4+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one Co4+ atom to form OLi3Mn2Co octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Co3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and two equivalent Co4+ atoms to form OLi3MnCo2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3MnCo2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–9°. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Li1+ and one Co4+ atom to form OLi5Co octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn2Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi4Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–8°. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two equivalent Mn2+ atoms to form distorted OLi4Mn2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi4Co2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–16°.