DOI: 10.17188/1307501
title: Materials Data on LiMn2(BO3)2 by Materials Project

description: LiMn2(BO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.33 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.09 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.10 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.21 Å. There are eight inequivalent Mn+2.50+ sites. In the first Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.27 Å. In the second Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.07 Å. In the third Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.26 Å. In the fourth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.24 Å. In the fifth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.07 Å. In the sixth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.08 Å. In the seventh Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.25 Å. In the eighth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.05 Å. There are eight inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.42 Å. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and two longer (1.43 Å) B–O bond length. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.34–1.41 Å. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.33–1.44 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.40 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.36–1.42 Å. In the seventh B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.42 Å. In the eighth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.33–1.42 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnB trigonal pyramids. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom.