DOI: 10.17188/1306588
title: Materials Data on Li6Mn5Fe(BO3)6 by Materials Project

description: Li6Mn5Fe(BO3)6 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm 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 corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with six MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.01 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.02 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is one shorter (1.98 Å) and three longer (2.01 Å) Li–O bond length. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.02 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with six MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are one shorter (1.99 Å) and three longer (2.01 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with six MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.02 Å. There are five inequivalent Mn2+ sites. In the first Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and four longer (2.19 Å) Mn–O bond lengths. In the second Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. In the third Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.20 Å. In the fourth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.19 Å. In the fifth Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. Fe2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.19 Å. There are six inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.39 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All B–O bond lengths are 1.39 Å. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All B–O bond lengths are 1.39 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All B–O bond lengths are 1.39 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiFe2B tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeB tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB tetrahedra.