DOI: 10.17188/1301609
title: Materials Data on LiCu2PO4 by Materials Project

description: LiCu2PO4 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 LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with seven CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.06 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.11 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.05 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.05 Å. There are eight inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.34 Å. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.28 Å. In the third Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted CuO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.45 Å. In the fourth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with seven CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.55 Å. In the fifth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.33 Å. In the sixth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.27 Å. In the seventh Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.21 Å. In the eighth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.29 Å. There are four inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with seven CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There is three shorter (1.56 Å) and one longer (1.59 Å) P–O bond length. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with seven CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two CuO4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuP tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi3P tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Cu1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Cu1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Cu1+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Cu1+ and one P5+ atom.