The material described by Li4VCo3O8 is Stannite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4VCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.106
_cell_length_b   5.577
_cell_length_c   6.486
_cell_angle_alpha   90.235
_cell_angle_beta   90.244
_cell_angle_gamma   90.067
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   184.700
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.011  0.088  0.383  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.497  0.425  0.869  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.011  0.571  0.126  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.497  0.902  0.624  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.498  0.919  0.125  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.008  0.087  0.863  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.496  0.424  0.383  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.004  0.583  0.628  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.615  0.064  0.904  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.606  0.076  0.346  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.112  0.416  0.866  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.117  0.423  0.386  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.633  0.575  0.625  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.607  0.620  0.131  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.107  0.905  0.623  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.155  0.922  0.120  1.0
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The material described by Li4VCo3O8 is Stannite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VCo tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi2VCo tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VCo tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2VCo tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2VCo tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4VCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.106
_cell_length_b   5.577
_cell_length_c   6.486
_cell_angle_alpha   90.235
_cell_angle_beta   90.244
_cell_angle_gamma   90.067
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   184.700
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.011  0.088  0.383  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.497  0.425  0.869  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.011  0.571  0.126  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.497  0.902  0.624  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.498  0.919  0.125  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.008  0.087  0.863  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.496  0.424  0.383  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.004  0.583  0.628  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.615  0.064  0.904  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.606  0.076  0.346  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.112  0.416  0.866  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.117  0.423  0.386  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.633  0.575  0.625  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.607  0.620  0.131  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.107  0.905  0.623  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.155  0.922  0.120  1.0
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