DOI: 10.17188/1664101
title: Materials Data on Li4Nb3V2Ni3O16 by Materials Project

description: Li4Nb3V2Ni3O16 is Hausmannite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four NbO6 octahedra, and corners with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–65°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.11 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.81–2.28 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, corners with two NbO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and edges with two NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–63°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.02 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four NiO6 octahedra and corners with five NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–63°. There is one shorter (1.91 Å) and three longer (2.06 Å) Li–O bond length. There are three inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.08 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.07 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, edges with four NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.19 Å. There are two inequivalent V+3.50+ sites. In the first V+3.50+ site, V+3.50+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–2.36 Å. In the second V+3.50+ site, V+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, corners with four NbO6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one NbO6 octahedra, and edges with two NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.26 Å. There are three inequivalent Ni2+ sites. In the first Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent VO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with four NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.13 Å. In the second Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.26 Å. In the third Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.23 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one V+3.50+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNb2Ni tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and two Ni2+ atoms to form corner-sharing OLiNbNi2 tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiNbVNi tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiNb2Ni tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one OLiNbVNi tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom to form distorted OLiNbVNi tetrahedra that share corners with three OLiNb2Ni tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one OLiNbVNi tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Nb5+, and one V+3.50+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.50+, and two Ni2+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and two Ni2+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one V+3.50+, and two Ni2+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiVNi2 tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, one V+3.50+, and one Ni2+ atom.