Materials Data on Li3Nb3TeO12 by Materials Project

Li3Nb3TeO12 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first 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 2.05–2.30 Å. In the second 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 2.06–2.37 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 2.06–2.30 Å. There are three inequivalent Nb5+ sites. In the first Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.18 Å. In the second Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NbO6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–40°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.14 Å. In the third Nb5+ site, Nb5+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent TeO6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–41°. There are a spread of Nb–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.21 Å. Te6+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six NbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–40°. There are a spread of Te–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.00 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Nb5+, and one Te6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and one Te6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and one Te6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+ and two Nb5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and one Te6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Nb5+, and one Te6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Nb5+, and one Te6+ atom.