Materials Data on Li4Mn3Fe(BO3)4 by Materials Project
Li4Mn3Fe(BO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four 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 FeO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with three MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.05 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with three equivalent FeO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.04 Å. In the third Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.05 Å. In the fourth Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MnO5 trigonal bipyramids, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.05 Å. There are three inequivalent Mn2+ sites. In the first Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.42 Å. In the second Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.44 Å. In the third Mn2+ site, Mn2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form MnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with two MnO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.42 Å. Fe2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted FeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one LiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO5 trigonal bipyramid, and an edgeedge with one FeO5 trigonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.48 Å. There are four 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 are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.38–1.41 Å. In the third B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.38–1.41 Å. In the fourth B3+ site, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.41 Å) B–O bond length. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Fe2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLiFe2B tetrahedra. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two equivalent Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two Mn2+, and one B3+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mn2+, one Fe2+, and one B3+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Li1+, two Mn2+, and one B3+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing OLiMn2B tetrahedra. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two Li1+, one Mn2+, and one B3+ atom.