Materials Data on LiZnCr3(SO4)6 by Materials Project
LiCr3Zn(SO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are three shorter (2.02 Å) and one longer (2.03 Å) Li–O bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Cr+5.67+ sites. In the first Cr+5.67+ site, Cr+5.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.07 Å. In the second Cr+5.67+ site, Cr+5.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.00 Å. In the third Cr+5.67+ site, Cr+5.67+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.06 Å. Zn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.19 Å. There are six inequivalent S+4.67+ sites. In the first S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–44°. There is two shorter (1.48 Å) and two longer (1.49 Å) S–O bond length. In the second S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–46°. There is one shorter (1.47 Å) and three longer (1.49 Å) S–O bond length. In the third S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–44°. There is one shorter (1.47 Å) and three longer (1.49 Å) S–O bond length. In the fourth S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–46°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.52 Å. In the fifth S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–46°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.53 Å. In the sixth S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one ZnO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–45°. There is three shorter (1.48 Å) and one longer (1.49 Å) S–O bond length. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+5.67+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn2+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+5.67+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Zn2+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.67+ and one S+4.67+ atom.