DOI: 10.17188/1291475
title: Materials Data on LiCuCO3 by Materials Project

description: LiCuCO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.08 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent CuO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.09 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.02 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.07 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.10 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.05 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.02 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent CuO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two shorter (1.97 Å) and two longer (2.03 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one CuO4 trigonal pyramid and corners with two equivalent LiO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.05 Å. There are nine inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.74 Å. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.73 Å. In the third Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.37 Å. In the fourth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.56 Å. In the fifth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.62 Å. In the sixth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.44 Å. In the seventh Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.58 Å. In the eighth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent CuO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.28 Å. In the ninth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted CuO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.43 Å. There are nine inequivalent C4+ sites. In the first C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.29 Å) and two longer (1.30 Å) C–O bond length. In the second C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.30 Å. In the third C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.30 Å. In the fourth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.29–1.31 Å. In the fifth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.29–1.31 Å. In the sixth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.30 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the seventh C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.30 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the eighth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.29 Å) and two longer (1.30 Å) C–O bond length. In the ninth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.30 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. There are twenty-seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom.