DOI: 10.17188/1747381
title: Materials Data on Li10Zn7(PS4)8 by Materials Project

description: Li10Zn7(PS4)8 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are ten inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra, corners with four PS4 tetrahedra, and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.65 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.46 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.49 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Li–S bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.47 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.47 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiS4 tetrahedra, corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.49 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Li–S bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.43 Å) and three longer (2.46 Å) Li–S bond lengths. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form LiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.38–2.42 Å. There are seven inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.38 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.40 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.38 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PS4 tetrahedra and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–S bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.38 Å. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and three longer (2.37 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four PS4 tetrahedra. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. There are eight inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with five LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.09 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.07 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.07 Å) P–S bond lengths. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. All P–S bond lengths are 2.06 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with three ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.11 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with seven LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–S bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.08 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. All P–S bond lengths are 2.06 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form PS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiS4 tetrahedra and corners with four ZnS4 tetrahedra. All P–S bond lengths are 2.06 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing SLi2ZnP tetrahedra. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing SLi3P tetrahedra. In the fourteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing SLi3P tetrahedra. In the eighteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third S2- site, S2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing SLi2ZnP tetrahedra. In the twenty-fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirtieth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirty-second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one P5+ atom.