DOI: 10.17188/1303137
title: Materials Data on Li2Cr3NiO8 by Materials Project

description: Li2Cr3NiO8 is Spinel-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 four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–65°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.00 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–67°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.01 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.03 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–67°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.03 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–65°. All Li–O bond lengths are 1.99 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–68°. There are two shorter (1.99 Å) and two longer (2.01 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.02 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and corners with nine CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–65°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.00 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Cr4+ sites. In the first Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.03 Å. In the second Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.01 Å. In the third Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.00 Å. In the fourth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.99 Å. In the fifth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.04 Å. In the sixth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.99 Å. In the seventh Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.06 Å. In the eighth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.00 Å. In the ninth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.00 Å. In the tenth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.00 Å. In the eleventh Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.99 Å. In the twelfth Cr4+ site, Cr4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two NiO6 octahedra, and edges with four CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.99 Å. There are four inequivalent Ni2+ sites. In the first Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.15 Å. In the second Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.13 Å. In the third Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.16 Å. In the fourth Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.15 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms to form distorted OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with four OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with six OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms to form distorted OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCr3 tetrahedra, corners with four OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramid. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids that share corners with three OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with three OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiCr3 trigonal pyramid. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with six OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with four OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids, and edges with two OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Cr4+ atoms to form distorted OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with six OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with six OLiCr3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cr4+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids that share corners with three OLiCr2Ni tetrahedra, corners with three OLiCr2Ni trigonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one OLiCr3 trigonal pyramid. In the thirt