DOI: 10.17188/1298764
title: Materials Data on Li4Co3Ni3(PO4)6 by Materials Project

description: Li4Co3Ni3(PO4)6 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 in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.49 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.61 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.63 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.62 Å. There are three inequivalent Co+2.67+ sites. In the first Co+2.67+ site, Co+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, a faceface with one CoO6 octahedra, and a faceface with one NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.19 Å. In the second Co+2.67+ site, Co+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a faceface with one CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.02 Å. In the third Co+2.67+ site, Co+2.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and faces with two NiO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.18 Å. There are three inequivalent Ni2+ sites. In the first Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a faceface with one CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.10 Å. In the second Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a faceface with one CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.09 Å. In the third Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and a faceface with one CoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.12 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 three CoO6 octahedra and corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.56 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–52°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.61 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–50°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.60 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CoO6 octahedra and corners with three NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–48°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.60 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, two Co+2.67+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Co+2.67+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, two Co+2.67+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Co+2.67+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, two Co+2.67+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom.