DOI: 10.17188/1291104
title: Materials Data on LiCuPO4 by Materials Project

description: LiCuPO4 is Chalcostibite-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_5 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 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent CuO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.10 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one CuO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.03 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CuO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.30 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.03 Å. There are four inequivalent Cu2+ sites. In the first Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.80 Å. In the second Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.09 Å. In the third Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.25 Å. In the fourth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.63 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 a cornercorner with one CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one CuO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.58 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CuO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CuO5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. 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 CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and a cornercorner with one CuO5 trigonal bipyramid. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent CuO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There is one shorter (1.54 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to two Li1+, one Cu2+, and one P5+ atom.