DOI: 10.17188/1295001
title: Materials Data on LiFe8(BO3)8 by Materials Project

description: LiFe8(BO3)8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.29 Å. There are eight inequivalent Fe+2.88+ sites. In the first Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.11 Å. In the second Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.03 Å. In the third Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.13 Å. In the fourth Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.85–2.13 Å. In the fifth Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.13 Å. In the sixth Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.12 Å. In the seventh Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.30 Å. In the eighth Fe+2.88+ site, Fe+2.88+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form edge-sharing FeO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.08 Å. There are eight 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 1.34–1.41 Å. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and two longer (1.41 Å) B–O bond length. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.34 Å) and two 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 1.34–1.41 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 1.36–1.40 Å. In the sixth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.37 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the seventh 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 1.35–1.42 Å. In the eighth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.36 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Fe+2.88+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe+2.88+, and one B3+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Fe+2.88+, and one B3+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Fe+2.88+, and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Fe+2.88+ and one B3+ atom.