Materials Data on Li3Mn7O12 by Materials Project
Li3Mn7O12 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 MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.33 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 MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.32 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 MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.31 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 MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.33 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 MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–15°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.33 Å. In the sixth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.34 Å. In the seventh Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.25 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 MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–12°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.25 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 MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–14°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.27 Å. There are twenty-one inequivalent Mn3+ sites. In the first Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–9°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.15 Å. In the second Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–13°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.25 Å. In the third Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–16°. There are four shorter (1.96 Å) and two longer (2.04 Å) Mn–O bond lengths. In the fourth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–9°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.16 Å. In the fifth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 5–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.06 Å. In the sixth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 4–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.05 Å. In the seventh Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.16 Å. In the eighth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–14°. There is four shorter (1.98 Å) and two longer (2.00 Å) Mn–O bond length. In the ninth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–12°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.26 Å. In the tenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.00 Å. In the eleventh Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–9°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.17 Å. In the twelfth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.25 Å. In the thirteenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with five LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–12°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.06 Å. In the fourteenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–9°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.16 Å. In the fifteenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.39 Å. In the sixteenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.27 Å. In the seventeenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–14°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.23 Å. In the eighteenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–15°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.24 Å. In the nineteenth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–16°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.26 Å. In the twentieth Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two LiO6 octahedra, corners with two MnO6 octahedra, edges with two LiO6 octahedra, and edges with eight MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–9°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.17 Å. In the twenty-first Mn3+ site, Mn3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiO6 octahedra, corners with five MnO6 octahedra, edges with four LiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MnO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 8–13°. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.28 Å. There are thirty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Li1+ and three Mn3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi2Mn3 square pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn3+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn3+ atoms to form OLiMn4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi2Mn3 square pyramids and edges with eight OLiMn4 square pyramids. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+ and four Mn3+ atoms to form OLiMn4 square pyramids that share corners with nine OLi2Mn3 squa