DOI: 10.17188/1757418
title: Materials Data on Li6MnV3(PO4)6 by Materials Project

description: Li6V3Mn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.21 Å) and two longer (2.32 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.21 Å) and two longer (2.37 Å) Li–O bond lengths. 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 2.15–2.49 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 2.10–2.55 Å. In the fifth 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 2.12–2.53 Å. In the sixth 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 2.18–2.41 Å. In the seventh 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 2.15–2.46 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.43 Å. There are three inequivalent V+3.33+ sites. In the first V+3.33+ site, V+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.18 Å. In the second V+3.33+ site, V+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.17 Å. In the third V+3.33+ site, V+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.14 Å. Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one VO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.34 Å. There are seven inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent VO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–62°. 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 a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.59 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–55°. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V+3.33+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted OLi2VP trigonal pyramids that share corners with two OLi2VP trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OLi2MnP trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two V+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V+3.33+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi2MnP trigonal pyramids. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two V+3.33+ and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom.