The material structure described by Li4Y3VO8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(3) atom to form distorted LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-84°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-84°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), and one O(16) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-80°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-80°. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-80°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(16), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-81°. There are six inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. In the third Y site, Y(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-25°. In the fourth Y site, Y(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-24°. In the fifth Y site, Y(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-25°. In the sixth Y site, Y(6) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-24°. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(8), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one Y(5) atom to form OLi2Y3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-82°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(6), one Li(7), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one Y(6) atom to form OLi2Y3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-82°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one Y(5) atom to form distorted OLi3Y3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(6), one Li(8), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one Y(6) atom to form distorted OLi3Y3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(6), one Li(7), one Y(3), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 77-78°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(8), one Y(4), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 78°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(7), one Y(3), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 13-77°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(6), one Li(8), one Y(4), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 14-77°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(5), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one V(1) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one V(2) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Y(1), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Y(2), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(7), one Y(2), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(8), one Y(1), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4Y3VO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.879
_cell_length_b   5.880
_cell_length_c   6.219
_cell_angle_alpha   90.679
_cell_angle_beta   90.747
_cell_angle_gamma   116.268
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   192.738
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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  Li  Li0  1  0.991  0.011  0.497  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.495  0.507  1.000  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.520  0.988  0.254  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.011  0.479  0.746  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.276  0.723  0.500  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.729  0.270  0.499  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.794  0.210  0.998  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.210  0.793  0.001  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.220  0.259  0.237  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.764  0.741  0.243  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.738  0.776  0.767  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.259  0.235  0.759  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.001  0.001  1.000  1.0
  Y  Y13  1  0.501  0.498  0.500  1.0
  Y  Y14  1  0.996  0.507  0.242  1.0
  Y  Y15  1  0.495  0.003  0.757  1.0
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The material structure described by Li4Y3VO8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(3) atom to form distorted LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-84°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-84°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), and one O(16) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-80°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-80°. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-80°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(16), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-81°. There are six inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. In the third Y site, Y(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-25°. In the fourth Y site, Y(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-24°. In the fifth Y site, Y(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-25°. In the sixth Y site, Y(6) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-24°. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Y(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Y(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Y(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-11°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(8), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one Y(5) atom to form OLi2Y3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-82°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(6), one Li(7), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one Y(6) atom to form OLi2Y3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-82°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one Y(5) atom to form distorted OLi3Y3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(6), one Li(8), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one Y(6) atom to form distorted OLi3Y3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(6), one Li(7), one Y(3), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 77-78°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(8), one Y(4), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 78°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(7), one Y(3), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 13-77°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(6), one Li(8), one Y(4), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 14-77°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(5), one Y(1), one Y(3), and one V(1) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Y(2), one Y(4), and one V(2) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Y(1), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Y(2), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi2Y2V square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(15)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(16)Li3Y2V octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-85°. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(7), one Y(2), one Y(5), and one V(2) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(8), one Y(1), one Y(6), and one V(1) atom to form OLi3Y2V octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(11)Li3Y2V octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li3Y2V octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Y3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(13)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Y2V square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Y3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Y2V trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4Y3VO8
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_cell_length_b   5.880
_cell_length_c   6.219
_cell_angle_alpha   90.679
_cell_angle_beta   90.747
_cell_angle_gamma   116.268
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   192.738
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
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  Li  Li0  1  0.991  0.011  0.497  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.495  0.507  1.000  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.520  0.988  0.254  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.011  0.479  0.746  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.276  0.723  0.500  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.729  0.270  0.499  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.794  0.210  0.998  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.210  0.793  0.001  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.220  0.259  0.237  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.764  0.741  0.243  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.738  0.776  0.767  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.259  0.235  0.759  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.001  0.001  1.000  1.0
  Y  Y13  1  0.501  0.498  0.500  1.0
  Y  Y14  1  0.996  0.507  0.242  1.0
  Y  Y15  1  0.495  0.003  0.757  1.0
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