The structure described by Li3Mn(PO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), and one O(5) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 68°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 76°. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(9) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-54°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-56°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Mn(2), and one P(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(5), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(5), and one P(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), and one P(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), one Mn(2), and one P(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li3Mn(PO4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.256
_cell_length_b   8.393
_cell_length_c   8.577
_cell_angle_alpha   118.911
_cell_angle_beta   95.472
_cell_angle_gamma   91.897
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   453.261
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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  0.297  0.695  0.033  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.320  0.355  0.320  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.518  0.324  0.676  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.645  0.036  0.339  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.355  0.964  0.661  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.482  0.676  0.324  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.680  0.645  0.680  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.703  0.305  0.967  1.0
  Mn  Mn9  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn10  1  0.953  0.333  0.655  1.0
  Mn  Mn11  1  0.047  0.667  0.345  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.263  0.641  0.684  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.220  0.031  0.349  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.249  0.308  0.961  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.751  0.692  0.039  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.780  0.969  0.651  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.737  0.359  0.316  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.809  0.799  0.938  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.441  0.552  0.697  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.103  0.566  0.748  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.726  0.489  0.896  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.781  0.409  0.519  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.712  0.151  0.194  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.090  0.268  0.811  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.060  0.147  0.422  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.182  0.931  0.137  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.407  0.149  0.411  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.425  0.230  0.870  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.756  0.125  0.599  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.244  0.875  0.401  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.575  0.770  0.130  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.593  0.851  0.589  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.818  0.069  0.863  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.940  0.853  0.578  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.910  0.732  0.189  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.288  0.849  0.806  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.219  0.591  0.481  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.274  0.511  0.104  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.897  0.434  0.252  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.559  0.448  0.303  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.191  0.201  0.062  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Li3Mn(PO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), and one O(5) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 68°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 76°. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(9) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-54°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-56°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Mn(2), and one P(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(5), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(5), and one P(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), and one P(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), one Mn(2), and one P(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li3Mn(PO4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.256
_cell_length_b   8.393
_cell_length_c   8.577
_cell_angle_alpha   118.911
_cell_angle_beta   95.472
_cell_angle_gamma   91.897
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   453.261
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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  0.297  0.695  0.033  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.320  0.355  0.320  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.518  0.324  0.676  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.645  0.036  0.339  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.355  0.964  0.661  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.482  0.676  0.324  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.680  0.645  0.680  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.703  0.305  0.967  1.0
  Mn  Mn9  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn10  1  0.953  0.333  0.655  1.0
  Mn  Mn11  1  0.047  0.667  0.345  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.263  0.641  0.684  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.220  0.031  0.349  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.249  0.308  0.961  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.751  0.692  0.039  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.780  0.969  0.651  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.737  0.359  0.316  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.809  0.799  0.938  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.441  0.552  0.697  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.103  0.566  0.748  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.726  0.489  0.896  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.781  0.409  0.519  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.712  0.151  0.194  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.090  0.268  0.811  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.060  0.147  0.422  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.182  0.931  0.137  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.407  0.149  0.411  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.425  0.230  0.870  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.756  0.125  0.599  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.244  0.875  0.401  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.575  0.770  0.130  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.593  0.851  0.589  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.818  0.069  0.863  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.940  0.853  0.578  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.910  0.732  0.189  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.288  0.849  0.806  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.219  0.591  0.481  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.274  0.511  0.104  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.897  0.434  0.252  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.559  0.448  0.303  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.191  0.201  0.062  1.0
[/CIF]
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