DOI: 10.17188/1201148
title: Materials Data on LiBi2(PO4)3 by Materials Project

description: LiBi2(PO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two BiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.01 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two BiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.05 Å. There are four inequivalent Bi4+ sites. In the first Bi4+ site, Bi4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.34 Å. In the second Bi4+ site, Bi4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.26 Å. In the third Bi4+ site, Bi4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.37 Å. In the fourth Bi4+ site, Bi4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Bi–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.41 Å. There are six inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 18–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–41°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BiO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–46°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–43°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four BiO6 octahedra and corners with two LiO4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 13–51°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.58 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Bi4+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Bi4+ and one P5+ atom.