Materials Data on Li3BiS3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Li3BiS3 is Aluminum carbonitride-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.58 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.61 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing LiS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.51 Å. Bi3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four S2- atoms. There are a spread of Bi–S bond distances ranging from 2.61–3.27 Å. There are three inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Bi3+ atom. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one Bi3+ atom. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and two equivalent Bi3+ atoms.