Materials Data on Li(MoO2)2 by Materials Project

Li(MoO2)2 is Spinel structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–63°. There are two shorter (2.10 Å) and two longer (2.17 Å) Li–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Mo+3.50+ sites. In the first Mo+3.50+ site, Mo+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.17–2.19 Å. In the second Mo+3.50+ site, Mo+3.50+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MoO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.16 Å. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Mo+3.50+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+ and three Mo+3.50+ atoms.