DOI: 10.17188/1295841
title: Materials Data on Li4Ti2Si4O13 by Materials Project

description: Li4Ti2Si4O13 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.60 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 2.03–2.80 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.49 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.56 Å. There are two inequivalent Ti3+ sites. In the first Ti3+ site, Ti3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one TiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.14 Å. In the second Ti3+ site, Ti3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one TiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ti–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.16 Å. There are four inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three TiO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–53°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.69 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three TiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–51°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.70 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three TiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–52°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.69 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three TiO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–54°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.69 Å. There are thirteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to two Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ti3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ti3+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to two Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Ti3+, and one Si4+ atom.