DOI: 10.17188/1283141
title: Materials Data on LiNbO3 by Materials Project

description: LiNbO3 is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.59 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 2.05–2.34 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.56 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 2.08–2.35 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 2.07–2.34 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 2.07–2.35 Å. In the seventh 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 2.07–2.35 Å. In the eighth 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 2.07–2.34 Å. In the ninth 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 2.07–2.34 Å. In the tenth 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 2.06–2.37 Å. In the eleventh 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 2.07–2.34 Å. In the twelfth 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 2.03–2.37 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.17 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–40°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.14 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.14 Å. In the fourth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 40°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the fifth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–40°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.17 Å. In the sixth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the seventh Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 40°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the eighth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the ninth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the tenth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the eleventh Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.17 Å. In the twelfth Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.17 Å. There are thirty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2Nb2 trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2Nb2 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2Nb2 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2Nb2 trigonal pyramids. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms.