Materials Data on Li3Cr(PO4)2 by Materials Project
Li3Cr(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 in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–1.91 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.72 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.06 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 77°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.10 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.02 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 66°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.12 Å. There are two inequivalent Cr3+ sites. In the first Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two PO4 tetrahedra, corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.24 Å. In the second Cr3+ site, Cr3+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted CrO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with three PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 68°. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.10 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 four LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.60 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 45°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.59 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one CrO6 octahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.61 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one CrO6 octahedra, corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, and a cornercorner with one CrO5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There is two shorter (1.53 Å) and two longer (1.59 Å) P–O bond length. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cr3+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr3+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to three Li1+ 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:
- 1205881
- Report Number(s):
- mp-31746
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: https://materialsproject.org/citing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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