The material structure described by LiZn(CoO2)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(7), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(7), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(8), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(7) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OLi2ZnCo2 square pyramids that share edges with two equivalent O(7)LiZn2Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnCo2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(7)LiZn2Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnCo2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-88°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(4) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(1), two equivalent Co(4), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted OLiZn2Co3 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)LiZn2Co3 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnCo2 square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiZn(CoO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.899
_cell_length_b   7.004
_cell_length_c   8.162
_cell_angle_alpha   69.973
_cell_angle_beta   79.765
_cell_angle_gamma   78.054
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   151.302
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _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  0.964  0.667  0.401  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.387  0.042  0.181  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.607  0.229  0.554  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.149  0.536  0.162  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.854  0.434  0.854  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.281  0.853  0.581  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.848  0.654  0.647  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.453  0.319  0.772  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.539  0.714  0.204  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.105  0.376  0.411  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.131  0.059  0.676  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.831  0.250  0.085  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.817  0.964  0.398  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.247  0.574  0.930  1.0
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The material structure described by LiZn(CoO2)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(7), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(7), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(8), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(7) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OLi2ZnCo2 square pyramids that share edges with two equivalent O(7)LiZn2Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnCo2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLiCo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(7)LiZn2Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnCo2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-88°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(4) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(1), two equivalent Co(4), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted OLiZn2Co3 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(4)LiCo3 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)LiZn2Co3 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnCo2 square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiZn(CoO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.899
_cell_length_b   7.004
_cell_length_c   8.162
_cell_angle_alpha   69.973
_cell_angle_beta   79.765
_cell_angle_gamma   78.054
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   151.302
_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  0.964  0.667  0.401  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.387  0.042  0.181  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.607  0.229  0.554  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.149  0.536  0.162  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.854  0.434  0.854  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.281  0.853  0.581  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.848  0.654  0.647  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.453  0.319  0.772  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.539  0.714  0.204  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.105  0.376  0.411  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.131  0.059  0.676  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.831  0.250  0.085  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.817  0.964  0.398  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.247  0.574  0.930  1.0
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