Materials Data on Li3In(BO3)2 by Materials Project
Li3InB2O6 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 O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with three equivalent InO5 trigonal bipyramids, and an edgeedge with one LiO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.15 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent InO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.42 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.25 Å. In3+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form InO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent LiO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of In–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.22 Å. There are two inequivalent B3+ sites. In the first B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.38 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. In the second B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.38 Å) and two longer (1.40 Å) B–O bond length. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one In3+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to two Li1+, one In3+, and one B3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Li1+ and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one In3+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one In3+, and one B3+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Li1+, one In3+, and one B3+ atom.