DOI: 10.17188/1752120
title: Materials Data on RbLiMg30O31 by Materials Project

description: RbLiMg30O31 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Rb1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form RbO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are a spread of Rb–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.48 Å. Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent RbO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with three MgO5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–18°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.32 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.25 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent RbO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.23 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MgO5 square pyramids that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–9°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.14 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent RbO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.25 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.22 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.16 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, edges with eight MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO5 square pyramid, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one MgO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–16°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.21 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, edges with nine MgO6 octahedra, edges with two MgO5 square pyramids, and an edgeedge with one MgO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.13–2.18 Å. In the ninth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MgO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with three MgO5 square pyramids, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one MgO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–21°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.16 Å. In the tenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.19 Å. In the eleventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, edges with nine MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO5 square pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–15°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.33 Å. In the twelfth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.21 Å. In the thirteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MgO5 square pyramids that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two MgO5 square pyramids, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with eight MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–8°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.15 Å. In the fourteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, edges with nine MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent MgO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–11°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.24 Å. In the fifteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MgO5 square pyramids, edges with ten MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MgO5 square pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–5°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.27 Å. In the sixteenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one RbO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–13°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.22 Å. There are seventeen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Rb1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six ORbMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form OLiMg5 octahedra that share corners with four ORbMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–9°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Rb1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form distorted ORbMg5 octahedra that share corners with six ORbMg5 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–9°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–5°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with eleven ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–12°. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OLiMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–4°. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Rb1+, one Li1+, and four Mg2+ atoms to form distorted ORbLiMg4 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with eleven ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–25°. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with eleven ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–21°. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form OLiMg5 octahedra that share corners with six ORbMg5 octahedra and edges with eleven OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–12°. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Rb1+ and five Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ORbMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–10°. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–12°. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to six Mg2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–6°.