Li–O system

21 accepted literature values from 1 paper(s) (experimental 10, model 11); 1 calculated phase diagram(s). 3 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental10
model11
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction8
formation9
heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy4

Calculated phase diagrams

Binary phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad 0.11.2 from the SGTE binary collection (Hallstedt 2025, CC BY 4.0). Evidence class: model.

Assessments with a calculated phase diagram
TDB fileAssessmentSHA-256Links
LiO-11Cha.tdbK. Chang, B. Hallstedt, Calphad, 35, 160-64(2011). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2011.02.0036943f8b9e741020b0a26232e445ee2b98737e8f64608bbda37a7396be76d8128viewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
LiO-11Cha.tdb613.65LI2O_C1 (x(O) 0.33333) + LI2O2 (x(O) 0.5) + O2GAS (x(O) 1)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Li–O system (8)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
2673congruent melting: L -> GasL: O 0.3333; Gas: O 0.3333model[1] Chang 2011Table 3, p. 4, row 6
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2600congruent melting: L -> GasL: O 0.3333; Gas: O 0.3333experimental[1] Chang 2011
cites Brewer 1953 doi
Table 3, p. 4, row 5
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1711congruent melting: L -> Li2OL: O 0.3333; Li2O: O 0.3333experimental[1] Chang 2011
cites Ortman 1983
Table 3, p. 4, row 3
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1711congruent melting: L -> Li2OL: O 0.3333; Li2O: O 0.3333model[1] Chang 2011Table 3, p. 4, row 4
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613.2Li2O2 -> Li2O + Gasmodel[1] Chang 2011Table 3, p. 4, row 8
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613Li2O2 -> Li2O + Gasexperimental[1] Chang 2011
cites Yu 2009
Table 3, p. 4, row 7
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453.6eutectic: L -> (Li) + Li2OL: O 2.000e-6experimental[1] Chang 2011
cites Sangster 1992 doi
Table 3, p. 4, row 1
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453.6eutectic: L -> (Li) + Li2OL: O 2.000e-6model[1] Chang 2011Table 3, p. 4, row 2
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Formation enthalpies

Literature values in kJ/mol-atom where the per-atom basis is known. DFT columns: the lowest-energy entry at the same composition (Materials Project 2026.04.13, OQMD v1.8; different energy references, never averaged), from dft_parity.json.

Enthalpies of formation, Li–O system (9)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Li2OLi2O-199.577 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.7298.15model-198.913 (mp-aaaaacxk)-191.001 (oqmd-18939)[1] Chang 2011
cites This
Table 4, p. 5, row 4
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Li2OLi2O-199.301 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.092298.15experimental-198.913 (mp-aaaaacxk)-191.001 (oqmd-18939)[1] Chang 2011
cites ref. 21
Table 4, p. 5, row 2
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Li2OLi2O-199.16 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.433333298.15experimental-198.913 (mp-aaaaacxk)-191.001 (oqmd-18939)[1] Chang 2011
cites ref. 20
Table 4, p. 5, row 1
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Li2OLi2O-199 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-198.913 (mp-aaaaacxk)-191.001 (oqmd-18939)[1] Chang 2011Table 4, p. 5, row 5
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Li2OLi2O-198.833 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.223333298.15experimental-198.913 (mp-aaaaacxk)-191.001 (oqmd-18939)[1] Chang 2011
cites ref. 22
Table 4, p. 5, row 3
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Li2O2LiO-161.07 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-159.217 (mp-aaaaabgj)-156.379 (oqmd-4780)[1] Chang 2011Table 4, p. 5, row 9
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Li2O2LiO-158.155 kJ/mol-atom ± 2.1298.15model-159.217 (mp-aaaaabgj)-156.379 (oqmd-4780)[1] Chang 2011
cites This
Table 4, p. 5, row 8
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Li2O2LiO-158.155 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-159.217 (mp-aaaaabgj)-156.379 (oqmd-4780)[1] Chang 2011
cites ref. 28
Table 4, p. 5, row 7
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Li2O2LiO-151.475 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-159.217 (mp-aaaaabgj)-156.379 (oqmd-4780)[1] Chang 2011
cites ref. 15
Table 4, p. 5, row 6
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Other properties

Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy (4)

Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy, Li–O system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Entropy
printed: S298.15
12.63 J/mol-atom/K298.15Li2O
alloy: O 0.333333
experimental[1] Chang 2011
cites This
Table 5, p. 5, row 1
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Entropy
printed: S298.15
12.1667 J/mol-atom/K298.15Li2O
alloy: O 0.333333
model[1] Chang 2011Table 5, p. 5, row 2
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Entropy
printed: S298.15
15.2075 J/mol-atom/K298.15Li2O2
alloy: O 0.5
model[1] Chang 2011Table 5, p. 5, row 4
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Entropy
printed: S298.15
14.121 J/mol-atom/K ± 1.05298.15Li2O2
alloy: O 0.5
model[1] Chang 2011
cites This
Table 5, p. 5, row 3
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Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

  1. Keke Chang, Bengt Hallstedt, Thermodynamic assessment of the Li–O system, Calphad 35, 160-164 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2011.02.003