DOI: 10.17188/1731360
title: Materials Data on Li3Mn4O8 by Materials Project

description: Li3Mn4O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–10°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.55 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–16°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.23 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–16°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.24 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–10°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.55 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–16°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.26 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–16°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.21 Å. There are eight inequivalent Mn+3.25+ sites. In the first Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with six LiO6 octahedra and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–1.95 Å. In the second Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–10°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–1.98 Å. In the third Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MnO6 octahedra, edges with four MnO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. In the fourth Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with six LiO6 octahedra and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.95 Å. In the fifth Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MnO6 octahedra, edges with four MnO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.28 Å. In the sixth Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MnO6 octahedra, edges with four MnO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.28 Å. In the seventh Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six MnO6 octahedra, edges with four MnO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. In the eighth Mn+3.25+ site, Mn+3.25+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–10°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–1.99 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLiMn4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLi2Mn3 square pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi2Mn3 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi3Mn2 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi3Mn2 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi2Mn3 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLiMn4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi2Mn3 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLi3Mn2 square pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLiMn4 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi2Mn3 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi2Mn3 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi3Mn2 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi2Mn3 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form distorted OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi2Mn3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLiMn4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLi2Mn3 square pyramids. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi3Mn2 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi2Mn3 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi2Mn3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and two Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi3Mn2 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLi2Mn3 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.25+ atoms to form distorted OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLiMn4 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn+3.25+ atoms to form OLiMn4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiMn4 square pyramids, edges with four OLi3Mn3 octahedra, and edges with four OLi3Mn2 square pyramids.