DOI: 10.17188/1306522
title: Materials Data on Li3Fe4(Si3O10)2 by Materials Project

description: Li3Fe4(Si3O10)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li is bonded to four O atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.27 Å. In the second Li site, Li is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to five O atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.40 Å. In the third Li site, Li is bonded to four O atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.27 Å. There are four inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe is bonded to five O atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.22 Å. In the second Fe site, Fe is bonded to five O atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.11 Å. In the third Fe site, Fe is bonded to five O atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.18 Å. In the fourth Fe site, Fe is bonded to five O atoms to form FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.10 Å. There are six inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.66 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.67 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is three shorter (1.64 Å) and one longer (1.69 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with two FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is one shorter (1.63 Å) and three longer (1.64 Å) Si–O bond length. There are twenty inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one Si atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li and two Si atoms. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one Si atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Fe and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li and two Si atoms. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li, two Fe, and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li, two Fe, and one Si atom. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si atoms. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li, one Fe, and one Si atom. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe and one Si atom.