The structure described by Li3Mn(PO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 60-69°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-61°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-66°. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-66°. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-62°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-56°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li3Mn(PO4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.790
_cell_length_b   5.895
_cell_length_c   10.231
_cell_angle_alpha   88.385
_cell_angle_beta   88.088
_cell_angle_gamma   89.363
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   288.608
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.900  0.742  0.064  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.100  0.258  0.936  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.488  0.748  0.227  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.512  0.252  0.773  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.500  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.025  0.241  0.276  1.0
  Mn  Mn7  1  0.975  0.759  0.724  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.313  0.739  0.047  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.687  0.261  0.953  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.283  0.249  0.117  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.717  0.751  0.883  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.755  0.756  0.415  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.245  0.244  0.585  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.801  0.250  0.445  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.199  0.750  0.555  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.737  0.019  0.163  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.750  0.435  0.176  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.250  0.565  0.824  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.263  0.981  0.837  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.215  0.553  0.343  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.212  0.970  0.344  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.788  0.030  0.656  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.785  0.447  0.657  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.607  0.237  0.098  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.393  0.763  0.902  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.071  0.753  0.414  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.929  0.247  0.586  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Li3Mn(PO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 60-69°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-61°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-66°. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-66°. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-62°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-56°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li3Mn(PO4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.790
_cell_length_b   5.895
_cell_length_c   10.231
_cell_angle_alpha   88.385
_cell_angle_beta   88.088
_cell_angle_gamma   89.363
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   288.608
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.900  0.742  0.064  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.100  0.258  0.936  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.488  0.748  0.227  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.512  0.252  0.773  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.500  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.025  0.241  0.276  1.0
  Mn  Mn7  1  0.975  0.759  0.724  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.313  0.739  0.047  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.687  0.261  0.953  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.283  0.249  0.117  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.717  0.751  0.883  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.755  0.756  0.415  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.245  0.244  0.585  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.801  0.250  0.445  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.199  0.750  0.555  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.737  0.019  0.163  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.750  0.435  0.176  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.250  0.565  0.824  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.263  0.981  0.837  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.215  0.553  0.343  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.212  0.970  0.344  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.788  0.030  0.656  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.785  0.447  0.657  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.607  0.237  0.098  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.393  0.763  0.902  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.071  0.753  0.414  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.929  0.247  0.586  1.0
[/CIF]
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