The material structure described by Y3VCo8 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. There are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(1), three equivalent Co(4), six equivalent Co(1), and six equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Co(3), and six equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the third Y site, Y(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(2), three equivalent Co(3), and six equivalent Co(1) atoms. V(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y(1), three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Co(2), and three equivalent Co(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one Y(2), two equivalent Y(1), two equivalent Y(3), one V(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and four equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted CoY5VCo6 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with eleven equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one Y(3), two equivalent Y(1), two equivalent Y(2), one V(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and four equivalent Co(2) atoms to form distorted CoY5VCo6 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with eleven equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to three equivalent Y(2), three equivalent Y(3), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms to form CoY6Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with nine equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, and faces with nine equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to three equivalent Y(1), three equivalent V(1), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms to form CoY3V3Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with nine equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, and faces with nine equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Y3VCo8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.049
_cell_length_b   5.049
_cell_length_c   8.398
_cell_angle_alpha   72.506
_cell_angle_beta   72.506
_cell_angle_gamma   60.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   173.904
_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
  Y  Y0  1  1.000  1.000  0.001  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.140  0.140  0.580  1.0
  Y  Y2  1  0.860  0.860  0.421  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.668  0.668  0.996  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.919  0.419  0.243  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.419  0.419  0.243  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.419  0.919  0.243  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.086  0.578  0.758  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.578  0.578  0.758  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.578  0.086  0.758  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.501  0.501  0.498  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.333  0.333  0.002  1.0
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The material structure described by Y3VCo8 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. There are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(1), three equivalent Co(4), six equivalent Co(1), and six equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Co(3), and six equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the third Y site, Y(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(2), three equivalent Co(3), and six equivalent Co(1) atoms. V(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y(1), three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Co(2), and three equivalent Co(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one Y(2), two equivalent Y(1), two equivalent Y(3), one V(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and four equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted CoY5VCo6 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with eleven equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one Y(3), two equivalent Y(1), two equivalent Y(2), one V(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and four equivalent Co(2) atoms to form distorted CoY5VCo6 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with eleven equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to three equivalent Y(2), three equivalent Y(3), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms to form CoY6Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with nine equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, and faces with nine equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to three equivalent Y(1), three equivalent V(1), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms to form CoY3V3Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(4)Y3V3Co6 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Co(3)Y6Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with nine equivalent Co(1)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra, and faces with nine equivalent Co(2)Y5VCo6 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Y3VCo8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.049
_cell_length_b   5.049
_cell_length_c   8.398
_cell_angle_alpha   72.506
_cell_angle_beta   72.506
_cell_angle_gamma   60.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   173.904
_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
  Y  Y0  1  1.000  1.000  0.001  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.140  0.140  0.580  1.0
  Y  Y2  1  0.860  0.860  0.421  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.668  0.668  0.996  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.919  0.419  0.243  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.419  0.419  0.243  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.419  0.919  0.243  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.086  0.578  0.758  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.578  0.578  0.758  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.578  0.086  0.758  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.501  0.501  0.498  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.333  0.333  0.002  1.0
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