DOI: 10.17188/1739722
title: Materials Data on Li6Co3Ni(PO4)6 by Materials Project

description: Li6Co3Ni(PO4)6 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 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.47 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.43 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.45 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.62 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.62 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.66 Å. There are three inequivalent Co+3.33+ sites. In the first Co+3.33+ site, Co+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.07 Å. In the second Co+3.33+ site, Co+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.03 Å. In the third Co+3.33+ site, Co+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.10 Å. Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.11 Å. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–46°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.56 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–45°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–47°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–46°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–46°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra and corners with three CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–46°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CoP trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi3NiP trigonal bipyramids. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+3.33+, and one P5+ atom.