Materials Data on Li4MnCo2NiO8 by Materials Project

Li4MnCo2NiO8 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m 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 LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent NiO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–9°. There are three shorter (2.15 Å) and three longer (2.20 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent NiO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent NiO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–8°. There are three shorter (2.04 Å) and three longer (2.24 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–5°. There are three shorter (2.08 Å) and three longer (2.17 Å) Li–O bond lengths. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six CoO6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–7°. There are three shorter (2.13 Å) and three longer (2.18 Å) Li–O bond lengths. Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–8°. There are three shorter (2.01 Å) and three longer (2.02 Å) Mn–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Co4+ sites. In the first Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–6°. There are three shorter (2.01 Å) and three longer (2.03 Å) Co–O bond lengths. In the second Co4+ site, Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–9°. There is three shorter (1.96 Å) and three longer (1.97 Å) Co–O bond length. Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with six LiO6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–5°. There are three shorter (2.01 Å) and three longer (2.03 Å) Ni–O bond lengths. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Ni2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–2°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Mn2+ atoms to form OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Ni3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Co4+ atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn3 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Co4+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Ni2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi3Ni3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–7°. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Mn2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi3Mn3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Co4+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–2°. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+ and three equivalent Co4+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–2°.