Materials Data on LiCoGeO4 by Materials Project
LiCoGeO4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent CoO4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent GeO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.05 Å. Co3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent GeO4 tetrahedra. All Co–O bond lengths are 1.87 Å. Ge4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent CoO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.77 Å) and three longer (1.78 Å) Ge–O bond length. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one Ge4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one Ge4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one Ge4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Co3+, and one Ge4+ atom.