DOI: 10.17188/1300986
title: Materials Data on LiZn2Fe9O16 by Materials Project

description: LiFe9Zn2O16 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two 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 ZnO6 octahedra and corners with eleven FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.04 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–59°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.04 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnO6 octahedra and corners with eight FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–60°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.96 Å. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.09 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.09 Å. In the fourth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five ZnO6 octahedra and corners with seven FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–59°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.96 Å. In the fifth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–58°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.97 Å. In the sixth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–60°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.97 Å. In the seventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.11 Å. In the eighth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.10 Å. In the ninth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three FeO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.13 Å. In the tenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.14 Å. In the eleventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three FeO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.13 Å. In the twelfth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra and corners with ten FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–61°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. In the thirteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–60°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–1.97 Å. In the fourteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.12 Å. In the fifteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three FeO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.12 Å. In the sixteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.11 Å. In the seventeenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.10 Å. In the eighteenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.10 Å. There are four inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.15 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.16 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.18 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.16 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Zn2+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Fe3+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Fe3+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OFe4 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing OFe4 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe3+ atoms to form distorted OFe4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with eight OFe4 trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OZnFe3 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OFe4 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom to form distorted OZnFe3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OFe4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms to form distorted OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven OFe4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms to form distorted OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with eight OFe4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms to form distorted OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with seven OFe4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Fe3+ atoms.