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Materials Data on LiNi(SO4)2 by Materials Project

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1307634· OSTI ID:1307634
LiNi(SO4)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four NiO6 octahedra, corners with two SO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two SO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–59°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.37 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four NiO6 octahedra, corners with two SO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two SO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–58°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.39 Å. 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 1.97–2.56 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four NiO6 octahedra, corners with two SO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two SO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–57°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.29 Å. There are four inequivalent Ni3+ sites. In the first Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO6 pentagonal pyramids and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.08 Å. In the second Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with three LiO6 pentagonal pyramids and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.08 Å. In the third Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 pentagonal pyramids and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.08 Å. In the fourth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with four LiO6 pentagonal pyramids and corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.11 Å. There are eight inequivalent S6+ sites. In the first S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–48°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. In the second S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–50°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.50 Å. In the third S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–49°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.50 Å. In the fourth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 39–48°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.51 Å. In the fifth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 43–49°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.51 Å. In the sixth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–50°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.50 Å. In the seventh S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–51°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.51 Å. In the eighth S6+ site, S6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one LiO6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–48°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S6+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni3+ and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one S6+ atom. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni3+, and one S6+ atom.
Research Organization:
LBNL Materials Project; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Contributing Organization:
The Materials Project; MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1307634
Report Number(s):
mp-782632
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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