DOI: 10.17188/1291117
title: Materials Data on LiCu2(CO3)3 by Materials Project

description: LiCu2(CO3)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first 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 2.02–2.84 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 2.05–2.40 Å. There are four inequivalent Cu+2.50+ sites. In the first Cu+2.50+ site, Cu+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.33 Å. In the second Cu+2.50+ site, Cu+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.34 Å. In the third Cu+2.50+ site, Cu+2.50+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.68 Å. In the fourth Cu+2.50+ site, Cu+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.31 Å. There are six inequivalent C4+ sites. In the first C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.27–1.30 Å. In the second C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.28–1.30 Å. In the third C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.27–1.34 Å. In the fourth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.27–1.31 Å. In the fifth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.28 Å) and one longer (1.32 Å) C–O bond length. In the sixth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.27–1.30 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu+2.50+ and one C4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu+2.50+, and one C4+ atom.