The compound described by Li4Ni5Sn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(14), one O(20), one O(24), one O(4), and one O(8) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(17), and one O(5) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(15), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(21) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(17), one O(18), one O(19), and one O(3) atom. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(18), one O(21), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(22), one O(23), one O(24), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(20), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra. Sn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(5) atom to form distorted SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-51°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-51°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-54°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 33-54°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 21-51°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(19), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 18-53°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(5), and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(5), and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(5), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Sn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(4), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(4) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Sn(1), and one P(4) atom to form distorted OLiNiSnP trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(4) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sn(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), and one P(4) atom to form distorted OLi2Ni2P square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid, and  a faceface with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sn(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), and one P(5) atom to form distorted OLi2Ni2P square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid, and  a faceface with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Sn(1), and one P(5) atom to form distorted OLiNiSnP trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), and one P(6) atom to form distorted OLi2Ni2P square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid, and  a faceface with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(4), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Sn(1), and one P(6) atom to form distorted OLiNiSnP trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), and one P(5) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li4Ni5Sn(PO4)6
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_cell_length_b   8.506
_cell_length_c   8.508
_cell_angle_alpha   62.653
_cell_angle_beta   62.944
_cell_angle_gamma   62.886
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   458.479
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Li  Li0  1  0.255  0.641  0.856  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.707  0.362  0.154  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.369  0.149  0.703  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.149  0.701  0.367  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.989  0.996  0.997  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.643  0.648  0.646  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.508  0.501  0.501  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.858  0.853  0.853  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.354  0.351  0.351  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.146  0.149  0.151  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.941  0.559  0.257  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.561  0.250  0.945  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.253  0.946  0.559  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.750  0.047  0.457  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.448  0.748  0.044  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.057  0.460  0.752  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.524  0.314  0.104  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.317  0.105  0.521  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.102  0.517  0.322  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.940  0.744  0.092  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.976  0.398  0.189  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.749  0.568  0.408  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.752  0.096  0.925  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.551  0.413  0.760  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.834  0.008  0.598  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.400  0.749  0.572  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.895  0.086  0.244  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.605  0.821  0.985  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.400  0.179  0.986  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.102  0.925  0.754  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.591  0.244  0.445  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.187  0.982  0.398  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.445  0.589  0.239  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.239  0.898  0.089  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.249  0.442  0.587  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.048  0.597  0.826  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.085  0.250  0.898  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.887  0.508  0.702  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.687  0.894  0.484  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.448  0.692  0.897  1.0
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The compound described by Li4Ni5Sn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(14), one O(20), one O(24), one O(4), and one O(8) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(17), and one O(5) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(15), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(21) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(17), one O(18), one O(19), and one O(3) atom. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(18), one O(21), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(22), one O(23), one O(24), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(20), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra. Sn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(5) atom to form distorted SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-51°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-51°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-54°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 33-54°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 21-51°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(19), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 18-53°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(5), and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(5), and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(5), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Sn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(4), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(4) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Sn(1), and one P(4) atom to form distorted OLiNiSnP trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(4) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sn(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), and one P(4) atom to form distorted OLi2Ni2P square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid, and  a faceface with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sn(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), and one P(5) atom to form distorted OLi2Ni2P square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid, and  a faceface with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Sn(1), and one P(5) atom to form distorted OLiNiSnP trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), and one P(6) atom to form distorted OLi2Ni2P square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(21)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid, and  a faceface with one O(17)Li2Ni2P square pyramid. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(4), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Sn(1), and one P(6) atom to form distorted OLiNiSnP trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(19)Li2Ni2P square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(18)LiNiSnP trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(2) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), and one P(5) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li4Ni5Sn(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.430
_cell_length_b   8.506
_cell_length_c   8.508
_cell_angle_alpha   62.653
_cell_angle_beta   62.944
_cell_angle_gamma   62.886
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   458.479
_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  0.255  0.641  0.856  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.707  0.362  0.154  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.369  0.149  0.703  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.149  0.701  0.367  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.989  0.996  0.997  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.643  0.648  0.646  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.508  0.501  0.501  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.858  0.853  0.853  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.354  0.351  0.351  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.146  0.149  0.151  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.941  0.559  0.257  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.561  0.250  0.945  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.253  0.946  0.559  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.750  0.047  0.457  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.448  0.748  0.044  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.057  0.460  0.752  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.524  0.314  0.104  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.317  0.105  0.521  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.102  0.517  0.322  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.940  0.744  0.092  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.976  0.398  0.189  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.749  0.568  0.408  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.752  0.096  0.925  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.551  0.413  0.760  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.834  0.008  0.598  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.400  0.749  0.572  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.895  0.086  0.244  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.605  0.821  0.985  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.400  0.179  0.986  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.102  0.925  0.754  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.591  0.244  0.445  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.187  0.982  0.398  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.445  0.589  0.239  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.239  0.898  0.089  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.249  0.442  0.587  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.048  0.597  0.826  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.085  0.250  0.898  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.887  0.508  0.702  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.687  0.894  0.484  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.448  0.692  0.897  1.0
[/CIF]
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