DOI: 10.17188/1308357
title: Materials Data on Li5Co4(Si3O10)2 by Materials Project

description: Li5Co4(Si3O10)2 is Chalcostibite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first 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 2.02–2.66 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CoO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.05 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent CoO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.02 Å. In the fourth 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 2.00–2.51 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent CoO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one CoO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.09 Å. There are four inequivalent Co+2.75+ sites. In the first Co+2.75+ site, Co+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form CoO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.25 Å. In the second Co+2.75+ site, Co+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form CoO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CoO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.21 Å. In the third Co+2.75+ site, Co+2.75+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted CoO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CoO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–2.38 Å. In the fourth Co+2.75+ site, Co+2.75+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.60 Å. There are six inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with two CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent CoO5 trigonal bipyramids, and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.67 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.65 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.65 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CoO5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with three equivalent LiO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.69 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one CoO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.67 Å. There are twenty inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Co+2.75+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CoSi tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCo2Si tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.75+, and one Si4+ atom.