The material structure described by LiCo5SbO8 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-63°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra and edges with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Sb(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCo3 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Co(2), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Sb(1) atom to form OCo3Sb tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Co3Sb tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Co3Sb tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiCo5SbO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.301
_cell_length_b   6.275
_cell_length_c   6.115
_cell_angle_alpha   60.836
_cell_angle_beta   60.973
_cell_angle_gamma   58.489
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   171.157
_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  0.144  0.039  0.658  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.114  0.140  0.123  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.493  0.507  0.507  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.493  0.507  0.993  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.564  0.047  0.444  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.868  0.810  0.911  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.994  0.518  0.494  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.245  0.258  0.281  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.224  0.731  0.273  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.245  0.258  0.716  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.728  0.306  0.233  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.251  0.693  0.778  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.778  0.280  0.721  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.737  0.750  0.288  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.737  0.750  0.725  1.0
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The material structure described by LiCo5SbO8 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-63°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra and edges with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Sb(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OLiCo3 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Co(2), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Sb(1) atom to form OCo3Sb tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Co3Sb tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Co3Sb tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiCo5SbO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.301
_cell_length_b   6.275
_cell_length_c   6.115
_cell_angle_alpha   60.836
_cell_angle_beta   60.973
_cell_angle_gamma   58.489
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   171.157
_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  0.144  0.039  0.658  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.114  0.140  0.123  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.493  0.507  0.507  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.493  0.507  0.993  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.564  0.047  0.444  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.868  0.810  0.911  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.994  0.518  0.494  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.245  0.258  0.281  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.224  0.731  0.273  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.245  0.258  0.716  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.728  0.306  0.233  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.251  0.693  0.778  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.778  0.280  0.721  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.737  0.750  0.288  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.737  0.750  0.725  1.0
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