Materials Data on Li3MnCoO5 by Materials Project

Li3MnCoO5 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m 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 two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with seven LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–15°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.20 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CoO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one CoO6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent MnO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–18°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.36 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–9°. There are two shorter (1.99 Å) and four longer (2.25 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 LiO6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–5°. There are four shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.14 Å) Li–O bond lengths. Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent MnO6 octahedra, and edges with six LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–12°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.02 Å. Co4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six LiO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent CoO6 octahedra, and edges with eight LiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–18°. There are a spread of Co–O bond distances ranging from 1.78–2.30 Å. There are five inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+, two equivalent Mn3+, and one Co4+ atom to form distorted OLi3Mn2Co octahedra that share corners with six OLi3Mn2Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–16°. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Li1+ and one Co4+ atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–16°. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Li1+ and three equivalent Mn3+ atoms to form OLi3Mn3 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3MnCo2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–14°. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Li1+ and two equivalent Co4+ atoms to form OLi4Co2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi3MnCo2 octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–18°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three equivalent Li1+, one Mn3+, and two equivalent Co4+ atoms to form distorted OLi3MnCo2 octahedra that share corners with six OLi5Co octahedra and edges with twelve OLi3Mn2Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–18°.