Materials Data on Li6MnV3(PO4)6 by Materials Project

Li6V3Mn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.48 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.47 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.51 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.47 Å. There are three inequivalent V+3.33+ sites. In the first V+3.33+ site, V+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are four shorter (2.02 Å) and two longer (2.04 Å) V–O bond lengths. In the second V+3.33+ site, V+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of V–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.05 Å. In the third V+3.33+ site, V+3.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are four shorter (2.03 Å) and two longer (2.04 Å) V–O bond lengths. Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (1.99 Å) and four longer (2.07 Å) Mn–O bond lengths. There are three inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra and corners with three VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–48°. There is two shorter (1.55 Å) and two longer (1.57 Å) P–O bond length. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–47°. There is one shorter (1.55 Å) and three longer (1.56 Å) P–O bond length. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two VO6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–47°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.58 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one V+3.33+, and one P5+ atom.