Materials Data on Li3Cu(PO4)2 by Materials Project
Li3Cu(PO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.04 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.02 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.08 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra and corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.02 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.02 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.07 Å. There are two inequivalent Cu3+ sites. In the first Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.98 Å. In the second Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.97 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 corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.58 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.53–1.58 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.59 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu3+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu3+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi3P tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu3+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu3+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi3P tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cu3+, and one P5+ atom.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). LBNL Materials Project
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Contributing Organization:
- MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; EDCBEE
- OSTI ID:
- 1201128
- Report Number(s):
- mp-26224
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: https://materialsproject.org/citing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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