DOI: 10.17188/1298874
title: Materials Data on Li10Co3Ni7O20 by Materials Project

description: Li10Co3Ni7O20 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are ten inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two CoO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–9°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.32 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six NiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–11°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.15 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra, corners with three NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, edges with five NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–11°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.33 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, edges with three NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–10°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, edges with three NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.16 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, edges with three NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two CoO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–9°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.30 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six NiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 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 2.10–2.15 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra, corners with three NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, edges with five NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–10°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.31 Å. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, edges with three NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–10°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.16 Å. There are three 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 CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–7°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.93 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 two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–9°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.93 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 CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–7°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.93 Å. There are seven inequivalent Ni+2.57+ sites. In the first Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–10°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.17 Å. In the second Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.12 Å. In the third Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.12 Å. In the fourth Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.13 Å. In the fifth Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, edges with four CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.08 Å. In the sixth Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–10°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.12 Å. In the seventh Ni+2.57+ site, Ni+2.57+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–10°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.18 Å. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Ni3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Co2Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Co4+, and two equivalent Ni+2.57+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3CoNi2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Co4+, and one Ni+2.57+ atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co2Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Co4+, and two equivalent Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3CoNi2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Ni3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Co2Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Co2Ni octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3CoNi2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Co4+, and one Ni+2.57+ atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co2Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Co4+, and one Ni+2.57+ atom to form OLi3Co2Ni octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Ni3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3CoNi2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Co4+, and two equivalent Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3CoNi2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3CoNi2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Co4+, and two equivalent Ni+2.57+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3CoNi2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Co4+, and two equivalent Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3CoNi2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3CoNi2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–4°. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Co4+, and one Ni+2.57+ atom to form OLi3Co2Ni octahedra that share corners with six OLi3CoNi2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Co2Ni octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Co4+, and two equivalent Ni+2.57+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3CoNi2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Co2Ni octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Co2Ni octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3CoNi2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+2.57+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Co2Ni octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing