DOI: 10.17188/1307540
title: Materials Data on Li6Cr5O12 by Materials Project

description: Li6Cr5O12 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five CrO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–13°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.31 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five CrO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–16°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.31 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five CrO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–15°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.30 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five CrO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–13°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.32 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five CrO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–11°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.25 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–15°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.29 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–15°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.22 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–13°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.28 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.33 Å. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five CrO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–10°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.26 Å. In the eleventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five CrO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.27 Å. In the twelfth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.18 Å. There are ten inequivalent Cr+3.60+ sites. In the first Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–11°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.02 Å. In the second Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–12°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.02 Å. In the third Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–13°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.04 Å. In the fourth Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–12°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.05 Å. In the fifth Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–13°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.05 Å. In the sixth Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–13°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.04 Å. In the seventh Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with three CrO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–16°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.06 Å. In the eighth Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with three CrO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–15°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.02 Å. In the ninth Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with three CrO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–10°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.00 Å. In the tenth Cr+3.60+ site, Cr+3.60+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with five LiO6 octahedra, edges with three CrO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–14°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.01 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi2Cr3 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi3Cr3 octahedra, corners with six OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Cr3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–11°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi2Cr3 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi3Cr3 octahedra, corners with six OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Cr3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–5°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr3 octahedra that share corners with three OLi3Cr3 octahedra, corners with three OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with seven OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with five OLi2Cr3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr2 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with six OLi2Cr3 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi3Cr2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–14°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr2 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with six OLi2Cr3 square pyramids, edges with six OLi4Cr2 octahedra, and edges with two OLi3Cr2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–6°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr3 octahedra that share corners with three OLi3Cr3 octahedra, corners with three OLi2Cr3 square pyramids, edges with seven OLi4Cr2 octahedra, and edges with five OLi2Cr3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi2Cr3 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi3Cr3 octahedra, corners with six OLi2Cr3 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Cr3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–6°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi2Cr3 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi3Cr3 octahedra, corners with six OLi2Cr3 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi2Cr3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–11°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi4Cr2 octahedra that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with three OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with seven OLi4Cr2 octahedra, and edges with five OLi3Cr2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–10°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi4Cr2 octahedra that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with three OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with seven OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with five OLi3Cr2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–11°. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr2 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with six OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi3Cr2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–8°. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr2 square pyramids that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with six OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges with two OLi3Cr2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–13°. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Cr+3.60+ atoms to form OLi3Cr3 octahedra that share corners with three OLi4Cr2 octahedra, corners with three OLi3Cr2 square pyramids, edges with six OLi3Cr3 octahedra, and edges wi