DOI: 10.17188/1689722
title: Materials Data on Li5Cr(SiO3)4 by Materials Project

description: Li5Cr(SiO3)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are fifteen inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.29 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.54 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.69 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.77 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.68 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and a faceface with one LiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.56 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and faces with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra. All Li–O bond lengths are 2.18 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.29 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.78 Å. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.53 Å. In the eleventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.77 Å. In the twelfth 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 2.12–2.49 Å. In the thirteenth 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 2.12–2.49 Å. In the fourteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.54 Å. In the fifteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.69 Å. There are four inequivalent Cr3+ sites. In the first Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are four shorter (2.01 Å) and two longer (2.12 Å) Cr–O bond lengths. In the second Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.01 Å) and four longer (2.04 Å) Cr–O bond lengths. In the third Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are four shorter (2.01 Å) and two longer (2.12 Å) Cr–O bond lengths. In the fourth Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.01 Å) and four longer (2.04 Å) Cr–O bond lengths. There are twelve inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CrO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–47°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.66 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–56°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–54°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CrO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.69 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–48°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.69 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–56°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–54°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CrO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–47°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.66 Å. In the ninth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–54°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the tenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–56°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. In the eleventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CrO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–48°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.69 Å. In the twelfth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CrO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–47°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.66 Å. There are thirty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. The O–Li bond length is 2.29 Å. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Si4+ atom. The O–Li bond length is 2.22 Å. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CrSi trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CrSi trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. The O–Li bond length is 2.08 Å. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CrSi trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one Si4+ atom.