DOI: 10.17188/1714649
title: Materials Data on Li6Zn3(PS4)4 by Materials Project

description: Li6Zn3(PS4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twenty-four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with seven LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.67 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with seven LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.62 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.53–2.63 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.52–2.67 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.47 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.47 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.45 Å) and three longer (2.47 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.45 Å) and three longer (2.46 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Li–S bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Li–S bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the eleventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.44 Å. In the twelfth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.47 Å. In the thirteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.51 Å. In the fourteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.45 Å. In the fifteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.45 Å. In the sixteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with seven LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.45 Å. In the seventeenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.44 Å. In the eighteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.48 Å. In the nineteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.43 Å) and three longer (2.48 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the twentieth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.48 Å. In the twenty-first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with seven LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.41 Å. In the twenty-second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.44 Å. In the twenty-third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.39 Å) and two longer (2.43 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the twenty-fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.44 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.40 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.39 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.38 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.38 Å. In the eighth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.45 Å. In the ninth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.40 Å. In the tenth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.38 Å. In the eleventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.38 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the twelfth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.39 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.06 Å) and two longer (2.07 Å) P–S bond lengths. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. All P–S bond lengths are 2.06 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.07 Å) P–S bond lengths. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. All P–S bond lengths are 2.06 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.06 Å) and two longer (2.07 Å) P–S bond lengths. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.07 Å) P–S bond lengths. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.11 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.12 Å. In the ninth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.11 Å. In the tenth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.10 Å. In the eleventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiS4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.05 Å) and two longer (2.07 Å) P–S bond lengths. In the twelfth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.02