DOI: 10.17188/1300256
title: Materials Data on Li7MgNi7O16 by Materials Project

description: Li7MgNi7O16 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–17°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.26 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.20 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six NiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–7°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.22 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.16 Å. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 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 6–12°. There are two shorter (2.02 Å) and four longer (2.04 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Ni+3.29+ sites. In the first Ni+3.29+ site, Ni+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–14°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.02 Å. In the second Ni+3.29+ site, Ni+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with four LiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra, edges with five NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–8°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–1.89 Å. In the third Ni+3.29+ site, Ni+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–10°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.05 Å. In the fourth Ni+3.29+ site, Ni+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–17°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.08 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mg2+, and two Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi3MgNi2 octahedra that share corners with four OLi3Ni3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with ten OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mg2+, and two Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi3MgNi2 octahedra that share corners with three OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, corners with three OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with ten OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mg2+, and two Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi3MgNi2 octahedra that share corners with five OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, a cornercorner with one OLi2Ni3 square pyramid, edges with nine OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with three OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with three OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, corners with three OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with ten OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi2Ni3 square pyramids that share corners with five OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, corners with four OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with five OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with three OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi2Ni3 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, corners with six OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–5°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi2Ni3 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, corners with six OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–10°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Ni+3.29+ atoms to form OLi3Ni3 octahedra that share corners with four OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent OLi2Ni3 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3MgNi2 octahedra, and edges with eight OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°.