The crystal structure described by Li4Ni3(SnO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-15°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(10) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-16°. There are four inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-14°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-14°. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(5), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-9°. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-16°. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-16°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLiNi3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(2), one Ni(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi4NiSn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-12°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLi3Ni2Sn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-12°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form OLi3Sn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-12°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi2Ni2Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiNi3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms to form OLi4Sn2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 10°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi2Ni3Sn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-6°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiNi3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-9°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), one Ni(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi3NiSn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-9°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li4Ni3(SnO5)2
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_cell_length_b   8.002
_cell_length_c   8.061
_cell_angle_alpha   94.947
_cell_angle_beta   113.835
_cell_angle_gamma   90.718
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   390.527
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  Li  Li1  1  0.811  0.605  0.396  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.250  0.758  0.479  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.750  0.242  0.521  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.189  0.395  0.604  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.879  0.307  0.187  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.331  0.096  0.412  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.669  0.904  0.588  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.947  0.658  0.098  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.053  0.342  0.902  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.454  0.152  0.098  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.546  0.848  0.902  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.346  0.458  0.297  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.654  0.542  0.703  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.829  0.950  0.302  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.171  0.050  0.698  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.785  0.454  0.966  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.933  0.455  0.679  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.067  0.545  0.321  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.396  0.610  0.778  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.541  0.662  0.468  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.215  0.546  0.034  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.914  0.131  0.777  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.674  0.727  0.138  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.326  0.273  0.862  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.039  0.162  0.456  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.459  0.338  0.532  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.171  0.236  0.129  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.829  0.764  0.871  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.604  0.390  0.222  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.268  0.935  0.940  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.961  0.838  0.544  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.086  0.869  0.223  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.424  0.946  0.657  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.576  0.054  0.343  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.732  0.065  0.060  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Li4Ni3(SnO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-15°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(10) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-16°. There are four inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-14°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-14°. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(5), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-9°. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-16°. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-16°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLiNi3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(2), one Ni(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi4NiSn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-12°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLi3Ni2Sn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-12°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form OLi3Sn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-12°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi2Ni2Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiNi3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms to form OLi4Sn2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 10°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi2Ni3Sn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-6°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiNi3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-9°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), one Ni(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi3NiSn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4NiSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)LiNi3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Ni3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Ni2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Ni2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li3NiSn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiNi3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-9°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li4Ni3(SnO5)2
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_cell_length_b   8.002
_cell_length_c   8.061
_cell_angle_alpha   94.947
_cell_angle_beta   113.835
_cell_angle_gamma   90.718
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   390.527
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  Li  Li0  1  0.121  0.693  0.813  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.811  0.605  0.396  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.250  0.758  0.479  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.750  0.242  0.521  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.189  0.395  0.604  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.879  0.307  0.187  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.331  0.096  0.412  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.669  0.904  0.588  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.947  0.658  0.098  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.053  0.342  0.902  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.454  0.152  0.098  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.546  0.848  0.902  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.346  0.458  0.297  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.654  0.542  0.703  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.829  0.950  0.302  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.171  0.050  0.698  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.785  0.454  0.966  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.933  0.455  0.679  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.067  0.545  0.321  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.396  0.610  0.778  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.541  0.662  0.468  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.215  0.546  0.034  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.914  0.131  0.777  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.674  0.727  0.138  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.326  0.273  0.862  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.039  0.162  0.456  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.459  0.338  0.532  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.171  0.236  0.129  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.829  0.764  0.871  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.604  0.390  0.222  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.268  0.935  0.940  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.961  0.838  0.544  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.086  0.869  0.223  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.424  0.946  0.657  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.576  0.054  0.343  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.732  0.065  0.060  1.0
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