DOI: 10.17188/1290896
title: Materials Data on LiCuCO3 by Materials Project

description: LiCuCO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.35 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.21 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.17 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.32 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.19 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.24 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.37 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.22 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six CuO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.25 Å. There are nine inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.30 Å. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.29 Å. In the third Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.23 Å. In the fourth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.30 Å. In the fifth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.24 Å. In the sixth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.26 Å. In the seventh Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.21 Å. In the eighth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.24 Å. In the ninth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.22 Å. There are nine inequivalent C4+ sites. In the first C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.30 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the second C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.30 Å. In the third C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.30 Å) and two longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the fourth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.30 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the fifth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.30 Å) and two longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the sixth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.30 Å) and two longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the seventh C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.30 Å. In the eighth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.30 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the ninth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.30 Å) and two longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. There are twenty-seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuC tetrahedra. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Cu1+, and one C4+ atom.