Materials Data on LiNi9S10 by Materials Project
LiNi9S10 is Caswellsilverite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form LiS6 octahedra that share corners with twelve NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–52°. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.52 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form LiS6 octahedra that share corners with twelve NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–52°. There are a spread of Li–S bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.53 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent Ni+2.11+ sites. In the first Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiS6 octahedra, corners with eleven NiS6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, edges with four NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.47 Å. In the second Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–51°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.46 Å. In the third Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiS6 octahedra, edges with five NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.41 Å. In the fourth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with twelve NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, a faceface with one LiS6 octahedra, and a faceface with one NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.43 Å. In the fifth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–52°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.51 Å. In the sixth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–52°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.52 Å. In the seventh Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with twelve NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, a faceface with one LiS6 octahedra, and a faceface with one NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.42 Å. In the eighth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiS6 octahedra, edges with five NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.41 Å. In the ninth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–52°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.46 Å. In the tenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–52°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.52 Å. In the eleventh Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiS6 octahedra, corners with eleven NiS6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, edges with four NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.48 Å. In the twelfth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with twelve NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, a faceface with one LiS6 octahedra, and a faceface with one NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.42 Å. In the thirteenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiS6 octahedra, edges with five NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.42 Å. In the fourteenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiS6 octahedra, corners with eleven NiS6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, edges with four NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.48 Å. In the fifteenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one LiS6 octahedra, edges with five NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.41 Å. In the sixteenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one LiS6 octahedra, corners with eleven NiS6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, edges with four NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–52°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.47 Å. In the seventeenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with twelve NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, a faceface with one LiS6 octahedra, and a faceface with one NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–53°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.41 Å. In the eighteenth Ni+2.11+ site, Ni+2.11+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiS6 octahedra, corners with ten NiS6 octahedra, edges with six NiS6 octahedra, and faces with two NiS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–52°. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.51 Å. There are twenty inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the tenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the eleventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the twelfth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the thirteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the fourteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the fifteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the sixteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the seventeenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the eighteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the nineteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ni+2.11+ atoms. In the twentieth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and five Ni+2.11+ atoms.