DOI: 10.17188/1758465
title: Materials Data on Li2CoNi3O8 by Materials Project

description: Li2CoNi3O8 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 CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.97 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–63°. 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 CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.97 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.98 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.97 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with nine NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.97 Å. There are four inequivalent Co4+ sites. In the first Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.93 Å. In the second Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.93 Å. In the third Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.93 Å. In the fourth Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.93 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Ni+3.33+ sites. In the first Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.91 Å. In the second Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.05 Å. In the third Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the fourth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the fifth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.06 Å. In the sixth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.91 Å. In the seventh Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.91 Å. In the eighth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.06 Å. In the ninth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the tenth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the eleventh Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.05 Å. In the twelfth Ni+3.33+ site, Ni+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two CoO6 octahedra, and edges with four NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.91 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form distorted OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra, corners with three OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OLiNi3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramid. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiNi3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form distorted OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiNi3 tetrahedra, corners with four OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids, and an edgeedge with one OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form distorted OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra, corners with three OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids, an edgeedge with one OLiNi3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Ni+3.33+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiNi3 tetrahedra. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Co4+, and two Ni+3.33+ atoms to form distorted OLiCoNi2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLiCoNi2 tetrahedra, corn