Li6Ni3Sb(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are six inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(16), one O(17), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(16), one O(17), and one O(21) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(16), one O(20), one O(22), and one O(23) atom. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(17), one O(18), one O(20), and one O(24) atom. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(16), one O(17), one O(20), one O(21), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(18), one O(22), and one O(6) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(24), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-47°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(13), one O(21), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 25-50°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(14), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-50°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-47°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-44°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(19), one O(20), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 28-46°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(2), and one P(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(2), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Sb(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Ni(3), and one P(4) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Ni(3), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Sb(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(6), one Ni(3), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(3), and one P(2) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Sb(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Ni(3), and one P(3) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Ni(3), and one P(1) atom.
Li6Ni3Sb(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are six inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. The Li(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Li(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Li(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.97 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The Li(2)-O(14) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Li(2)-O(19) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Li(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.52 Å. The Li(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Li(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Li(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.13 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(16), one O(17), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The Li(3)-O(16) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Li(3)-O(17) bond length is 2.59 Å. The Li(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Li(3)-O(9) bond length is 2.08 Å. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(16), one O(17), and one O(21) atom. The Li(4)-O(11) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(4)-O(16) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Li(4)-O(17) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Li(4)-O(21) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(16), one O(20), one O(22), and one O(23) atom. The Li(5)-O(16) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Li(5)-O(20) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Li(5)-O(22) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(5)-O(23) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(17), one O(18), one O(20), and one O(24) atom. The Li(6)-O(17) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Li(6)-O(18) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(6)-O(20) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Li(6)-O(24) bond length is 1.99 Å. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The Ni(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Ni(1)-O(12) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Ni(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Ni(1)-O(19) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Ni(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Ni(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.08 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The Ni(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Ni(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Ni(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Ni(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ni(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Ni(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.10 Å. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(16), one O(17), one O(20), one O(21), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The Ni(3)-O(16) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ni(3)-O(17) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Ni(3)-O(20) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Ni(3)-O(21) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Ni(3)-O(23) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Ni(3)-O(24) bond length is 1.98 Å. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(18), one O(22), and one O(6) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The Sb(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Sb(1)-O(13) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Sb(1)-O(15) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Sb(1)-O(18) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Sb(1)-O(22) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Sb(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.97 Å. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(24), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-47°. The P(1)-O(24) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.60 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(13), one O(21), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 25-50°. The P(2)-O(13) bond length is 1.59 Å. The P(2)-O(21) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.54 Å. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(14), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-50°. The P(3)-O(14) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(3)-O(15) bond length is 1.58 Å. The P(3)-O(23) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.54 Å. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-47°. The P(4)-O(10) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.64 Å. The P(4)-O(16) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(4)-O(2) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-44°. The P(5)-O(12) bond length is 1.50 Å. The P(5)-O(17) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(5)-O(18) bond length is 1.64 Å. The P(5)-O(4) bond length is 1.53 Å. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(19), one O(20), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 28-46°. The P(6)-O(1) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(6)-O(19) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(6)-O(20) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(6)-O(22) bond length is 1.64 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(2), and one P(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(2), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Sb(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Ni(3), and one P(4) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Ni(3), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Sb(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(6), one Ni(3), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(3), and one P(2) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Sb(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Ni(3), and one P(3) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Ni(3), and one P(1) atom.