DOI: 10.17188/1296340
title: Materials Data on Li4V3Co(PO4)4 by Materials Project

description: Li4V3Co(PO4)4 is Ilmenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra, corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.22 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, edges with two VO6 octahedra, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 58–66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.21 Å. There are three inequivalent V2+ sites. In the first V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–66°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.20 Å. In the second V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–66°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.21 Å. In the third V2+ site, V2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–66°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.21 Å. Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–66°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.21 Å. There are four inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with two VO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.58 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four VO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CoO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with three VO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–56°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CoO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with three VO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one V2+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one V2+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two V2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom.