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Title: Materials Data on Li3Cu3(PO4)2 by Materials Project

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1301608· OSTI ID:1301608

Li3Cu3(PO4)2 is beta beryllia-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 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 two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with six CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.07 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.10 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.01 Å. In the fourth 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 corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.05 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.05 Å. In the sixth 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 corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.11 Å. There are six inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.13 Å. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.19 Å. In the third Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.17 Å. In the fourth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.13 Å. In the fifth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CuO4 tetrahedra, corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, and corners with six LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.12 Å. In the sixth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with four CuO4 tetrahedra, and corners with four PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.14 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 five LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with seven CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with seven LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five CuO4 tetrahedra and corners with seven LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with seven CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.55–1.57 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuP tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuP tetrahedra. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuP tetrahedra. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi3P tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi3P tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form corner-sharing OLi2CuP tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2CuP tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Cu1+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCu2P tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Cu1+ 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:
1301608
Report Number(s):
mp-773135
Resource Relation:
Related Information: https://materialsproject.org/citing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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