The material structure described by AgZn4N3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one N(10) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and one N(4) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(2) atom. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one N(3) and one N(7) atom. There are sixteen inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(3) and one N(7) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(12), one N(4), and one N(6) atom. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one N(11), one N(2), one N(3), and one N(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(12), one N(2), and one N(3) atom. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(1) and one N(5) atom. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to one N(1), one N(11), one N(12), and one N(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(11), one N(12), and one N(6) atom. In the eighth Zn site, Zn(8) is bonded to one N(1), one N(10), one N(4), and one N(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 tetrahedra. In the ninth Zn site, Zn(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(2), one N(5), and one N(9) atom. In the tenth Zn site, Zn(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(10), one N(6), and one N(8) atom. In the eleventh Zn site, Zn(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(7) and one N(9) atom. In the twelfth Zn site, Zn(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(5), one N(7), and one N(8) atom. In the thirteenth Zn site, Zn(13) is bonded to one N(11), one N(4), one N(6), and one N(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth Zn site, Zn(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(10), one N(5), and one N(7) atom. In the fifteenth Zn site, Zn(15) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(1), one N(11), and one N(8) atom. In the sixteenth Zn site, Zn(16) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(1), one N(10), and one N(12) atom. There are twelve inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Zn(15), one Zn(16), one Zn(5), one Zn(6), and one Zn(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Ag(3), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), and one Zn(9) atom to form distorted NZn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(5)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramids. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to one Ag(4), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), and one Zn(4) atom to form distorted NZn3Ag trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two equivalent N(7)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Zn(13), one Zn(2), one Zn(6), and one Zn(8) atom to form distorted NZn4Ag trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two equivalent N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded to one Zn(12), one Zn(14), one Zn(5), and one Zn(9) atom to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent N(7)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded to one Zn(10), one Zn(13), one Zn(2), and one Zn(7) atom to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two equivalent N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded to one Ag(4), one Zn(1), one Zn(11), one Zn(12), and one Zn(14) atom to form distorted NZn4Ag trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(5)Zn4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramids. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded to one Zn(10), one Zn(12), one Zn(15), and one Zn(8) atom to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(5)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(7)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid. In the ninth N site, N(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(11), one Zn(13), one Zn(3), and one Zn(9) atom. In the tenth N site, N(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Zn(10), one Zn(14), one Zn(16), and one Zn(8) atom. In the eleventh N site, N(11) is bonded to one Zn(13), one Zn(15), one Zn(3), one Zn(6), and one Zn(7) atom to form NZn5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramid. In the twelfth N site, N(12) is bonded to one Zn(16), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), and one Zn(7) atom to form NZn5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Zn4AgN3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.084
_cell_length_b   6.791
_cell_length_c   11.301
_cell_angle_alpha   92.113
_cell_angle_beta   94.261
_cell_angle_gamma   122.264
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   456.513
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.704  0.278  0.882  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.710  0.840  0.468  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.388  0.233  0.667  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.934  0.672  0.650  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.174  0.759  0.081  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.208  0.843  0.466  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.683  0.326  0.459  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.345  0.648  0.282  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.251  0.630  0.794  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.867  0.118  0.271  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.970  0.153  0.787  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.113  0.308  0.038  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.173  0.361  0.511  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.593  0.837  0.039  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.279  0.150  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.859  0.699  0.277  1.0
  Ag  Ag16  1  0.555  0.417  0.079  1.0
  Ag  Ag17  1  0.556  0.927  0.653  1.0
  Ag  Ag18  1  0.266  0.053  0.909  1.0
  Ag  Ag19  1  0.725  0.722  0.844  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.167  0.815  0.243  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.247  0.898  0.727  1.0
  N  N22  1  0.707  0.439  0.744  1.0
  N  N23  1  0.378  0.687  0.465  1.0
  N  N24  1  0.266  0.623  0.968  1.0
  N  N25  1  0.848  0.177  0.439  1.0
  N  N26  1  0.816  0.075  0.934  1.0
  N  N27  1  0.158  0.314  0.210  1.0
  N  N28  1  0.181  0.350  0.690  1.0
  N  N29  1  0.645  0.778  0.205  1.0
  N  N30  1  0.362  0.194  0.471  1.0
  N  N31  1  0.871  0.677  0.469  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by AgZn4N3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one N(10) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and one N(4) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(2) atom. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one N(3) and one N(7) atom. There are sixteen inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(3) and one N(7) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(12), one N(4), and one N(6) atom. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one N(11), one N(2), one N(3), and one N(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(12), one N(2), and one N(3) atom. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(1) and one N(5) atom. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to one N(1), one N(11), one N(12), and one N(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(11), one N(12), and one N(6) atom. In the eighth Zn site, Zn(8) is bonded to one N(1), one N(10), one N(4), and one N(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 tetrahedra. In the ninth Zn site, Zn(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(2), one N(5), and one N(9) atom. In the tenth Zn site, Zn(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(10), one N(6), and one N(8) atom. In the eleventh Zn site, Zn(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(7) and one N(9) atom. In the twelfth Zn site, Zn(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(5), one N(7), and one N(8) atom. In the thirteenth Zn site, Zn(13) is bonded to one N(11), one N(4), one N(6), and one N(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZnN4 tetrahedra. In the fourteenth Zn site, Zn(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(10), one N(5), and one N(7) atom. In the fifteenth Zn site, Zn(15) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(1), one N(11), and one N(8) atom. In the sixteenth Zn site, Zn(16) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one N(1), one N(10), and one N(12) atom. There are twelve inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Zn(15), one Zn(16), one Zn(5), one Zn(6), and one Zn(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Ag(3), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), and one Zn(9) atom to form distorted NZn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(5)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramids. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to one Ag(4), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), and one Zn(4) atom to form distorted NZn3Ag trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two equivalent N(7)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Zn(13), one Zn(2), one Zn(6), and one Zn(8) atom to form distorted NZn4Ag trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two equivalent N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded to one Zn(12), one Zn(14), one Zn(5), and one Zn(9) atom to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent N(7)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded to one Zn(10), one Zn(13), one Zn(2), and one Zn(7) atom to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and corners with two equivalent N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded to one Ag(4), one Zn(1), one Zn(11), one Zn(12), and one Zn(14) atom to form distorted NZn4Ag trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(5)Zn4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramids. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded to one Zn(10), one Zn(12), one Zn(15), and one Zn(8) atom to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(5)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one N(7)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid. In the ninth N site, N(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(11), one Zn(13), one Zn(3), and one Zn(9) atom. In the tenth N site, N(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Zn(10), one Zn(14), one Zn(16), and one Zn(8) atom. In the eleventh N site, N(11) is bonded to one Zn(13), one Zn(15), one Zn(3), one Zn(6), and one Zn(7) atom to form NZn5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one N(8)Zn4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent N(12)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramid. In the twelfth N site, N(12) is bonded to one Zn(16), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), and one Zn(7) atom to form NZn5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent N(6)Zn4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(2)Zn3Ag2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent N(4)Zn4Ag trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent N(11)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one N(3)Zn3Ag trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Zn4AgN3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.084
_cell_length_b   6.791
_cell_length_c   11.301
_cell_angle_alpha   92.113
_cell_angle_beta   94.261
_cell_angle_gamma   122.264
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   456.513
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.704  0.278  0.882  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.710  0.840  0.468  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.388  0.233  0.667  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.934  0.672  0.650  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.174  0.759  0.081  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.208  0.843  0.466  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.683  0.326  0.459  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.345  0.648  0.282  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.251  0.630  0.794  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.867  0.118  0.271  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.970  0.153  0.787  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.113  0.308  0.038  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.173  0.361  0.511  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.593  0.837  0.039  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.279  0.150  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.859  0.699  0.277  1.0
  Ag  Ag16  1  0.555  0.417  0.079  1.0
  Ag  Ag17  1  0.556  0.927  0.653  1.0
  Ag  Ag18  1  0.266  0.053  0.909  1.0
  Ag  Ag19  1  0.725  0.722  0.844  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.167  0.815  0.243  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.247  0.898  0.727  1.0
  N  N22  1  0.707  0.439  0.744  1.0
  N  N23  1  0.378  0.687  0.465  1.0
  N  N24  1  0.266  0.623  0.968  1.0
  N  N25  1  0.848  0.177  0.439  1.0
  N  N26  1  0.816  0.075  0.934  1.0
  N  N27  1  0.158  0.314  0.210  1.0
  N  N28  1  0.181  0.350  0.690  1.0
  N  N29  1  0.645  0.778  0.205  1.0
  N  N30  1  0.362  0.194  0.471  1.0
  N  N31  1  0.871  0.677  0.469  1.0
[/CIF]
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