DOI: 10.17188/1284139
title: Materials Data on LiMg7N5 by Materials Project

description: LiMg7N5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are a spread of Li–N bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.18 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted LiN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with six MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Li–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.38 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted LiN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Li–N bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.37 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are a spread of Li–N bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.11 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two N3- atoms. There are one shorter (1.96 Å) and one longer (2.04 Å) Li–N bond lengths. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted LiN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Li–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.29 Å. There are forty-two inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two MgN4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.23 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiN4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.28 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with seven MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two MgN4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.20 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, and edges with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.22 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.24 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with six MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.24 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.26 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.08 Å. In the ninth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.22 Å. In the tenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.23 Å. In the eleventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiN4 trigonal pyramids, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.18 Å. In the twelfth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.17 Å. In the thirteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.23 Å. In the fourteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.19 Å. In the fifteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.25 Å. In the sixteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.27 Å. In the seventeenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.09 Å. In the eighteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.18 Å. In the nineteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.14 Å. In the twentieth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.25 Å. In the twenty-first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three N3- atoms. There are one shorter (2.06 Å) and two longer (2.12 Å) Mg–N bond lengths. In the twenty-second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.21 Å. In the twenty-third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.23 Å. In the twenty-fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with five MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.26 Å. In the twenty-fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with seven MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, and edges with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.20 Å. In the twenty-sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiN4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.22 Å. In the twenty-seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiN4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgN4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.24 Å. In the twenty-eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with five MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with six MgN4 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one MgN4 tetrahedra, and edges with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.20 Å. In the twenty-ninth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.23 Å. In the thirtieth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three MgN4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiN4 trigonal pyramids, corners with four MgN4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two MgN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.30 Å. In the thirty-first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form MgN4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three MgN4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiN4 trigonal pyramid, corners with three MgN4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with three MgN4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–N bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.28 Å. In the thirty-second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form distorted Mg