DOI: 10.17188/1271359
title: Materials Data on Li2Ca2Si5O13 by Materials Project

description: Li2Ca2Si5O13 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.16 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.55 Å. There are two inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.71 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.47 Å. There are five inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CaO6 octahedra and corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–72°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO6 octahedra and corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.66 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CaO6 octahedra and corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 46°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–64°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.68 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CaO6 octahedra and corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–73°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. There are thirteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, three Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted OCa3Si tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent OLiCa2Si trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OCa3Si tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCa2Si trigonal pyramids.