Materials Data on Li3Ni7O12 by Materials Project
Li3Ni7O12 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.17 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.20 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.18 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.21 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.20 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.11 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.21 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–11°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.12 Å. In the ninth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.10 Å. There are twenty-one inequivalent Ni3+ sites. In the first Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.95 Å. In the second Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.06 Å. In the third Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–1.94 Å. In the fourth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.12 Å. In the fifth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.94 Å. In the sixth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.06 Å. In the seventh Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–10°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.86–2.12 Å. In the eighth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–13°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.02 Å. In the ninth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.13 Å. In the tenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–13°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.13 Å. In the eleventh Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.12 Å. In the twelfth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.02 Å. In the thirteenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–13°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.12 Å. In the fourteenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–13°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.18 Å. In the fifteenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–2.10 Å. In the sixteenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–13°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.03 Å. In the seventeenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–13°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.11 Å. In the eighteenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.12 Å. In the nineteenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five NiO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–12°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.11 Å. In the twentieth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.08 Å. In the twenty-first Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two NiO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–11°. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.06 Å. There are thirty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Ni3+ atoms to form OLiNi4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiNi4 square pyramids and edges with eight OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Ni3+ atoms to form OLi2Ni3 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLiNi4 square pyramids and edges with eight OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Ni3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLiNi4 square pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Ni3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Ni3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLiNi4 square pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Ni3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi2Ni3 square pyramids. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Ni3+ atoms to