The structure described by V3O5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-57°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-60°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-60°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V3O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.189
_cell_length_b   5.746
_cell_length_c   7.096
_cell_angle_alpha   109.802
_cell_angle_beta   90.573
_cell_angle_gamma   62.621
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   174.049
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  V  V0  1  0.870  0.762  0.223  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.870  0.759  0.721  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.130  0.238  0.777  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.130  0.241  0.279  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.703  0.491  0.747  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.297  0.509  0.253  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.156  0.897  0.667  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.475  0.872  0.162  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.844  0.103  0.333  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.525  0.128  0.838  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.066  0.662  0.948  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.765  0.654  0.438  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.934  0.338  0.052  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.235  0.346  0.562  1.0
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The structure described by V3O5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-57°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-60°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-60°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V3O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.189
_cell_length_b   5.746
_cell_length_c   7.096
_cell_angle_alpha   109.802
_cell_angle_beta   90.573
_cell_angle_gamma   62.621
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   174.049
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  V  V0  1  0.870  0.762  0.223  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.870  0.759  0.721  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.130  0.238  0.777  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.130  0.241  0.279  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.703  0.491  0.747  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.297  0.509  0.253  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.156  0.897  0.667  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.475  0.872  0.162  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.844  0.103  0.333  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.525  0.128  0.838  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.066  0.662  0.948  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.765  0.654  0.438  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.934  0.338  0.052  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.235  0.346  0.562  1.0
[/CIF]
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