title: A new pillared lithium bismuth phosphate, LiBi(7.37)P(3)O(19), with elliptical channels.
abstract: The structure of a new lithium bismuth phosphate, LiBi(7.37)P(3)O(19), consists of infinite OBi(4) edge-sharing tetrahedral chains in the ac plane, which form Bi(2)O(2) layers parallel to the b axis. They are sandwiched between PO(4) tetrahedral and Bi polyhedral layers. The PO(4)-Bi-PO(4) layers are bridged by columns formed by one Bi polyhedron flanked on each side by LiO(4) tetrahedra. This bridging Bi atom lies on a twofold axis, special position 4e of the C2/c space group. This arrangement creates pillared open elliptical channels parallel to [010].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Material Institute, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
authors.forename: Nachiappan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arumugam
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steinfink