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AFLOW Prototype: ABC2_hP16_186_ab_ab_a3b-001

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O4-LiCoO$_{2}$ Structure: ABC2_hP16_186_ab_ab_a3b-001

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Prototype CoLiO$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label ABC2_hP16_186_ab_ab_a3b-001
ICSD none
Pearson symbol hP16
Space group number 186
Space group symbol $P6_3mc$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=ABC2_hP16_186_ab_ab_a3b-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak z_{8}$

  • LiCoO$_{2}$ structures are defined by the stacking arrangement of the edge-shared CoO$_{6}$ octahedra. In addition, the O3 and O4 structures may have stacking faults. (Yabuuchi, 2013) prepared all of these structures by treating OP4-LiNaCo$_{2}$O$_{4}$ using ion-exchange in aqueous media.
    • In O2-LiCoO$_{2}$ the octahedra are stacked in an alternating cubic/hexagonal arrangement.
    • In O3-LiCoO$_{3}$ the octahedra are stacked in a cubic arrangement, taking on the $\alpha$–NaFeO$_{2}$ structure.
    • In O4-LiCoO$_{2}$ (this structure) the octahedra alternate between O2 and O4.
  • In this sample 10% of the lithium sites are vacant.
  • Space group $P6_{3}mc$ #186 does not specify the origin of the $z$-coordinate. We fix it here by setting $z_{1} = 0$.

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Li I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Li I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) O I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) O I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) Co II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) Co II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) Li II
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) Li II
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) O II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) O II
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) O III
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) O III
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) O IV

References

  • N. Yabuuchi, Y. Kawamoto, R. Hara, T. Ishigaki, A. Hoshikawa, M. Yonemura, T. Kamiyama, and S. Komaba, A Comparative Study of LiCoO$_{2}$ Polymorphs: Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of O2-, O3-, and O4-type Phases, Inorg. Chem. 52, 9131–9142 (2013), doi:10.1021/ic4013922.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=ABC2_hP16_186_ab_ab_a3b --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2},z_{3},z_{4},z_{5},z_{6},z_{7},z_{8}$

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