DOI: 10.17188/1201058
title: Materials Data on Li2Bi(PO4)2 by Materials Project

description: Li2Bi(PO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BiO6 octahedra and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.08 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.59 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three O2- atoms. All Li–O bond lengths are 1.94 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BiO6 octahedra and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.07 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one BiO6 octahedra and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.08 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All Li–O bond lengths are 1.95 Å. There are three inequivalent Bi5+ sites. In the first Bi5+ site, Bi5+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.47 Å. In the second Bi5+ site, Bi5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.17 Å) and three longer (2.20 Å) Bi–O bond lengths. In the third Bi5+ site, Bi5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.22 Å) and three longer (2.39 Å) Bi–O bond lengths. There are six inequivalent P+4.50+ sites. In the first P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra and corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–60°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.59 Å. In the second P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the third P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra and corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–60°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.59 Å. In the fourth P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the fifth P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra and corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–60°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.59 Å. In the sixth P+4.50+ site, P+4.50+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. There are twenty-three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi5+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi5+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi5+, and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P+4.50+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi5+ and one P+4.50+ atom.