Constituent LiCoO2 | SSHADE

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Constituent

Name: LiCoO2
Official name: Lithium cobalt(III) oxide

Family: covalent network solid
Class: sheet covalent network solid
Compound type: oxide

Constituent abundance in material

Relevance: main - major
Arrangement: single phase
Mass fraction: 1.0
Mole fraction: 1.0

Chemical composition

Formula: $Li^{+}Co^{3+}O^{2-}_2$
Chemical formula: LiCoO2
Elemental formula: (Li+) (Co3+) (O2-)2
Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Li^+$	Lithium cation	element	1	0.25	1	constituent cation	main
	$Co^{3+}$	Cobaltic cation	element	1	0.25	1	constituent cation	main
	$O^{2-}$	Oxide anion	element	2	0.5	1	constituent anion	main

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot (\cdot) Co^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$	6
	$Li^+ \cdot O^{-}-$	6

Class: tridimensional covalent networks (11)
Type: multi mixed atoms tridimensional networks (11.06)

Phase type: crystalline

Crystallography

Crystal system: trigonal
Crystal class: rhombohedral
Crystal class symbol: -3m (D3d)
Crystal spacegroup: R-3m

Texture: polycrystalline

Physical properties

Molar mass: 97.87 $g/mol$
Density: 5.05 $g/cm^3$

Optical properties

Refringence type: uniaxial
Refringence sign: unknown
Color: dark blue, bluish-gray