DOI: 10.17188/1307018
title: Materials Data on Li5Co2(PO4)3 by Materials Project

description: Li5Co2(PO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twenty inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CoO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 71–74°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.28 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.05 Å. In the third 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 1.98–2.09 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.24 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.06 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.07 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.25 Å. In the eighth 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 1.98–2.09 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.05 Å. In the tenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CoO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 71–74°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.27 Å. In the eleventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.69 Å. In the twelfth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are two shorter (1.99 Å) and two longer (2.04 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the thirteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.59 Å. In the fourteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.35 Å. In the fifteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.12 Å. In the sixteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.11 Å. In the seventeenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.37 Å. In the eighteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.60 Å. In the nineteenth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.05 Å. In the twentieth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.68 Å. There are eight inequivalent Co2+ sites. In the first Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.38 Å. In the second Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.38 Å. In the third Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.26 Å. In the fourth Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.25 Å. In the fifth Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.26 Å. In the sixth Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.27 Å. In the seventh Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.38 Å. In the eighth Co2+ site, Co2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.38 Å. There are twelve inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–52°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–52°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–56°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the ninth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the tenth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–56°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the eleventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 37–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the twelfth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CoO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Co2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, o