DOI: 10.17188/1292349
title: Materials Data on Li2FeCo3O8 by Materials Project

description: Li2FeCo3O8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–1.99 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–1.98 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.98 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.98 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–1.99 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–1.98 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–1.99 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with nine CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–65°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–1.99 Å. There are four inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.05 Å. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.05 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.05 Å. In the fourth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.07 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Co+3.67+ sites. In the first Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.92 Å. In the second Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.93 Å. In the third Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.95 Å. In the fourth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.94 Å. In the fifth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.93 Å. In the sixth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.91 Å. In the seventh Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.92 Å. In the eighth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.94 Å. In the ninth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.92 Å. In the tenth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.94 Å. In the eleventh Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.92 Å. In the twelfth Co+3.67+ site, Co+3.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.95 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one OLiCo3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCo3 tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCo3 tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra and corners with two OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one OLiCo3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.67+ atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiCo3 tetrahedra and edges with two OLiFeCo2 trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.67+ atoms.