DOI: 10.17188/1208627
title: Materials Data on Li3Ni3(PO4)4 by Materials Project

description: Li3Ni3(PO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.16 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.14 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 NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.15 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.22 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.12 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.20 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.22 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.22 Å. There are nine inequivalent Ni3+ sites. In the first Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.12 Å. In the second Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.13 Å. In the third Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.02 Å. In the fourth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.19 Å. In the fifth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.22 Å. In the sixth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.14 Å. In the seventh Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.02 Å. In the eighth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.02 Å. In the ninth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.22 Å. There are twelve inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–52°. There is one shorter (1.53 Å) and three longer (1.55 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–51°. All P–O bond lengths are 1.55 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.60 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.60 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–51°. All P–O bond lengths are 1.55 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the ninth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the tenth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two NiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the eleventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, corners with three LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.60 Å. In the twelfth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–54°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal p