DOI: 10.17188/1750428
title: Materials Data on Li9Mn7O16 by Materials Project

description: Li9Mn7O16 is Caswellsilverite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with five MnO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–7°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.50 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with six 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 2.04–2.65 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.26 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 MnO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–16°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.30 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 six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.24 Å. There are four inequivalent Mn+3.29+ sites. In the first Mn+3.29+ site, Mn+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with five MnO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.28 Å. In the second Mn+3.29+ site, Mn+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with five MnO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–11°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.36 Å. In the third Mn+3.29+ site, Mn+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with five MnO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–8°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.06 Å. In the fourth Mn+3.29+ site, Mn+3.29+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–12°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.31 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two Mn+3.29+ atoms to form distorted OLi4Mn2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi4Mn2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–16°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.29+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–6°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two Mn+3.29+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi4Mn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–16°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.29+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–9°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.29+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.29+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–9°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two Mn+3.29+ atoms to form OLi4Mn2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi4Mn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–9°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three Mn+3.29+ atoms to form OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi4Mn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–9°.