Ab initio investigations of the electronic structures and chemical bonding in LiCo6P4 and Li2Co12P7
Résumé
The electronic structures of the metal-rich phosphides LiCo6P4 and Li2Co12P7 were studied by DFT calculations. Both phosphides consist of three-dimensional [Co6P4] and [Co12P7] polyanionic networks which leave hexagonal channels for the lithium atoms. COOP data show strong Co-P and Co-Co bonding within the polyanions. The lithium atoms have trigonal prismatic phosphorus coordination. Total energy calculations indicate stability upon de-lithiation towards the Co6P4 and Co12P7 substructures.