Materials Data on LiVF5 by Materials Project
LiVF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded to six F1- atoms to form LiF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent LiF6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent VF7 pentagonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent VF7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. There are a spread of Li–F bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.17 Å. V4+ is bonded to seven F1- atoms to form distorted VF7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent LiF6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent LiF6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent VF7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–30°. There are a spread of V–F bond distances ranging from 1.84–2.25 Å. There are three inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+ and two equivalent V4+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Li1+ and one V4+ atom. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Li1+ and one V4+ atom.