DOI: 10.17188/1307643
title: Materials Data on LiMn2(BO3)2 by Materials Project

description: LiMn2(BO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.15 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.08 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.10 Å. There are six inequivalent Mn+2.50+ sites. In the first Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.19 Å. In the second Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.04 Å. In the third Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.20 Å. In the fourth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.23 Å. In the fifth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.23 Å. In the sixth Mn+2.50+ site, Mn+2.50+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.13 Å. There are six inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.38–1.40 Å. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.34–1.43 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.37 Å) and one longer (1.41 Å) B–O bond length. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.35–1.41 Å. In the fifth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.37–1.41 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.35–1.43 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Mn+2.50+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn+2.50+, and one B3+ atom.