DOI: 10.17188/1307498
title: Materials Data on Li4Fe3Co5O16 by Materials Project

description: Li4Fe3Co5O16 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five FeO6 octahedra and corners with seven CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–65°. There is three shorter (1.93 Å) and one longer (1.94 Å) Li–O bond length. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two FeO6 octahedra, corners with four CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 60–65°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.94 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one FeO6 octahedra, corners with five CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 60–66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.75–1.99 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four FeO6 octahedra and corners with eight CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–67°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–1.95 Å. There are three inequivalent Fe3+ sites. In the first Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with five CoO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–53°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.05 Å. In the second Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.06 Å. In the third Fe3+ site, Fe3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.05 Å. There are five inequivalent Co+3.80+ sites. In the first Co+3.80+ site, Co+3.80+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.99 Å. In the second Co+3.80+ site, Co+3.80+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–51°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.96 Å. In the third Co+3.80+ site, Co+3.80+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, edges with three CoO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.82–1.98 Å. In the fourth Co+3.80+ site, Co+3.80+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, edges with four FeO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.01 Å. In the fifth Co+3.80+ site, Co+3.80+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with four CoO6 octahedra, corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, and edges with two FeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–53°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–1.96 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and three Co+3.80+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms to form distorted OLiFeCo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent OLiFeCo2 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Co+3.80+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiFe2Co tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms to form distorted OLiFeCo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent OLiFeCo2 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one OLiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one OLiCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Co+3.80+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Co+3.80+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Co+3.80+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Fe3+, and one Co+3.80+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiFe2Co tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Fe3+, and two Co+3.80+ atoms.