Materials Data on Li2NiP2O7 by Materials Project
Li2NiP2O7 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.29 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.24 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.96 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.35 Å. In the fifth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.37 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–1.96 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.24 Å. In the eighth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.27 Å. There are four inequivalent Ni2+ sites. In the first Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.20 Å. In the second Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.14 Å. In the third Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, corners with five PO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, an edgeedge with one NiO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.16 Å. In the fourth Ni2+ site, Ni2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Ni–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.19 Å. There are eight 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 NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.61 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with three LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 39°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.62 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.61 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 29–56°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.62 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three NiO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 30–56°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.61 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra, and corners with two NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.62 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two NiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.61 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one NiO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra, corners with two LiO4 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one NiO5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with three LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 39°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.62 Å. There are twenty-eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2NiP tetrahedra. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2NiP tetrahedra. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2NiP tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li1+, two Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2NiP tetrahedra. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Ni2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two Li1+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Ni2+, and one P5+ atom.