DOI: 10.17188/1294791
title: Materials Data on Li2FeSiO4 by Materials Project

description: Li2FeSiO4 is Stannite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.09 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.04 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.04 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.09 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.09 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.04 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.04 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.09 Å. There are four inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.07 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.07 Å. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.07 Å. In the fourth Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.07 Å. There are four inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.65 Å) and two longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There is two shorter (1.65 Å) and two longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.67 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra and corners with eight LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.67 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2FeSi tetrahedra.