DOI: 10.17188/1297877
title: Materials Data on Li6MnCr3(PO4)6 by Materials Project

description: Li6Cr3Mn(PO4)6 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 in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.54 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 2.11–2.38 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 2.00–2.48 Å. In the fourth 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 2.13–2.56 Å. In the fifth 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 2.06–2.59 Å. In the sixth 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 2.12–2.52 Å. There are three inequivalent Cr+3.33+ sites. In the first Cr+3.33+ site, Cr+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.06 Å. In the second Cr+3.33+ site, Cr+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.04 Å. In the third Cr+3.33+ site, Cr+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.05 Å. Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.23 Å. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–44°. There is two shorter (1.54 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–44°. There is two shorter (1.54 Å) and two longer (1.55 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.56 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–43°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–42°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.57 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 18–47°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.58 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Cr+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CrP trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLi3CrP trigonal bipyramids. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted OLi3MnP trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one OLi2CrP trigonal pyramid and an edgeedge with one OLi3CrP trigonal bipyramid. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+3.33+, and one P5+ atom.