DOI: 10.17188/1296447
title: Materials Data on Li4Nb3Cr2Fe3O16 by Materials Project

description: Li4Nb3Cr2Fe3O16 is Hausmannite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 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 three equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with four FeO6 octahedra, and corners with five NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.13 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one FeO6 octahedra, corners with two NbO6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent CrO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–72°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.08 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one NbO6 octahedra, corners with two FeO6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent CrO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–72°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.78–2.24 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with four NbO6 octahedra, and corners with five FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–68°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.11 Å. There are three inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with four FeO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–51°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.09 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.07 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–51°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.08 Å. There are two inequivalent Cr3+ sites. In the first Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with four NbO6 octahedra, corners with six LiO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–53°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.30 Å. In the second Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–54°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.22 Å. There are three inequivalent Fe+2.33+ sites. In the first Fe+2.33+ site, Fe+2.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.25 Å. In the second Fe+2.33+ site, Fe+2.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–52°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.17 Å. In the third Fe+2.33+ site, Fe+2.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra, edges with four NbO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.20 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and two Fe+2.33+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCrFe2 tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and two Fe+2.33+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and two Fe+2.33+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNbFe2 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNb2Fe tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and two Fe+2.33+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one Cr3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom to form distorted OLiNbCrFe tetrahedra that share corners with four OLiNb2Fe tetrahedra and edges with two OLiNb2Cr tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom to form distorted OLiNbCrFe tetrahedra that share corners with four OLiNb2Fe tetrahedra and edges with two OLiNb2Cr tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one Cr3+ atom to form distorted OLiNb2Cr tetrahedra that share corners with four OLiNb2Fe tetrahedra and edges with two OLiNbCrFe tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one Cr3+, and one Fe+2.33+ atom.