DOI: 10.17188/1306986
title: Materials Data on LiCr(SO4)2 by Materials Project

description: LiCr(SO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.44 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.35 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.56 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four CrO6 octahedra, corners with two SO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two SO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–58°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.25 Å. There are four inequivalent Cr3+ sites. In the first Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.09 Å. In the second Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.06 Å. In the third Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.05 Å. In the fourth Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 pentagonal pyramids and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.06 Å. There are eight inequivalent S6+ sites. In the first S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–48°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. In the second S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–50°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.51 Å. In the third S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.50 Å. In the fourth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–50°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.54 Å. In the fifth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–49°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.53 Å. In the sixth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–49°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.51 Å. In the seventh S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–1.51 Å. In the eighth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CrO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–48°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.53 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S6+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one S6+ atom.