DOI: 10.17188/1298942
title: Materials Data on LiZn4Fe13O24 by Materials Project

description: LiFe13Zn4O24 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with eleven FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 58–63°. There are three shorter (2.04 Å) and one longer (2.05 Å) Li–O bond lengths. There are ten inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four ZnO6 octahedra and corners with eight FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–58°. There is three shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (1.96 Å) Fe–O bond length. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.09 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five ZnO6 octahedra and corners with seven FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–59°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.97 Å. In the fourth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–59°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.98 Å. In the fifth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with three FeO6 octahedra, and edges with three ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.11 Å. In the sixth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.10 Å. In the seventh Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six FeO6 octahedra and corners with six ZnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–57°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.97 Å. In the eighth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.11 Å. In the ninth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.11 Å. In the tenth Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form FeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnO6 octahedra and corners with ten FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–60°. There is two shorter (1.93 Å) and two longer (1.97 Å) Fe–O bond length. There are four inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.15 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.16 Å. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five FeO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with five FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.15 Å. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six FeO4 tetrahedra, edges with two ZnO6 octahedra, and edges with four FeO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.18 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Fe3+ and two Zn2+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Fe3+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiFe3 trigonal pyramids. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe3+, and one Zn2+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe3+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OFe4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Fe3+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OFe4 trigonal pyramids. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Fe3+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Fe3+ atoms.