DOE OSTI2020
LiMg3(PO4)P2O7 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.40 Å. There are two inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four PO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.24 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six PO4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.20 Å. There are two inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one PO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–59°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.52–1.63 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–53°. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.54–1.57 Å. There are seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P5+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two Mg2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Mg2+, and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+ and one P5+ atom.