DOI: 10.17188/1302723
title: Materials Data on NaLi3Fe4(SiO3)8 by Materials Project

description: NaLi3Fe4(SiO3)8 is Esseneite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.40 Å. There are three inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first 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 2.06–2.64 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 2.07–2.63 Å. In the third 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 2.05–2.60 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 SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.21 Å. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.19 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.20 Å. In the fourth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.18 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–59°. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.65 Å) Si–O bond length. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.66 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–59°. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.65 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–59°. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.65 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–61°. There is one shorter (1.62 Å) and three longer (1.65 Å) Si–O bond length. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.66 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.66 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent FeO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.65 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, two Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, two equivalent Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na1+, one Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms.