DOI: 10.17188/1307741
title: Materials Data on Li4MnFe3(PO4)4 by Materials Project

description: Li4MnFe3(PO4)4 is Ilmenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, edges with two FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–70°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.23 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–69°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.24 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–68°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.23 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–69°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.22 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–69°. There are two shorter (2.12 Å) and four longer (2.22 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 59–69°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.22 Å. Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with four LiO6 octahedra, corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–70°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.14–2.29 Å. There are three inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–69°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.29 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent FeO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–69°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.29 Å. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with four LiO6 octahedra, corners with four FeO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–68°. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.28 Å. There are four inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with three FeO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with four FeO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra, and edges with two LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–59°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two FeO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with three FeO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one FeO6 octahedra, and edges with two LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–58°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one P5+ atom.