The structure described by V6Ga5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(2), one Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to two equivalent V(2), four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing VV6Ga6 cuboctahedra. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent V(1) and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1) and four equivalent V(2) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(1) and six equivalent V(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V6Ga5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.417
_cell_length_b   8.417
_cell_length_c   5.089
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   312.271
_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  0.687  0.844  0.250  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.844  0.156  0.750  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.156  0.844  0.250  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.844  0.687  0.750  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.313  0.156  0.750  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.156  0.313  0.250  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.797  0.203  0.250  1.0
  Ga  Ga14  1  0.203  0.407  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.593  0.797  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga16  1  0.797  0.593  0.250  1.0
  Ga  Ga17  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ga  Ga18  1  0.407  0.203  0.250  1.0
  Ga  Ga19  1  0.203  0.797  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga20  1  0.667  0.333  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga21  1  0.333  0.667  0.250  1.0
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The structure described by V6Ga5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(2), one Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to two equivalent V(2), four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing VV6Ga6 cuboctahedra. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent V(1) and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1) and four equivalent V(2) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(1) and six equivalent V(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V6Ga5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.417
_cell_length_b   8.417
_cell_length_c   5.089
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   312.271
_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  0.687  0.844  0.250  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.844  0.156  0.750  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.156  0.844  0.250  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.844  0.687  0.750  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.313  0.156  0.750  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.156  0.313  0.250  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.797  0.203  0.250  1.0
  Ga  Ga14  1  0.203  0.407  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.593  0.797  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga16  1  0.797  0.593  0.250  1.0
  Ga  Ga17  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ga  Ga18  1  0.407  0.203  0.250  1.0
  Ga  Ga19  1  0.203  0.797  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga20  1  0.667  0.333  0.750  1.0
  Ga  Ga21  1  0.333  0.667  0.250  1.0
[/CIF]
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