Materials Data on Li3N by Materials Project
Li3N crystallizes in the hexagonal P6/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N3- atoms. Both Li–N bond lengths are 1.94 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent N3- atoms. All Li–N bond lengths are 2.11 Å. N3- is bonded to eight Li1+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NLi8 hexagonal bipyramids.