The structure described by Li6Co3Sb(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are six inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(16), one O(17), one O(20), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(16), one O(17), and one O(21) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(16), one O(20), one O(22), and one O(23) atom. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(17), one O(18), one O(20), and one O(24) atom. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(16), one O(17), one O(20), one O(21), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(18), one O(22), and one O(6) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(24), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-48°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(13), one O(21), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 25-50°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(14), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-51°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-46°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-46°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(19), one O(20), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-45°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), and one P(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Co(2), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(2), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Sb(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Co(3), and one P(4) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Co(3), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Sb(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(6), one Co(3), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Co(3), and one P(2) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Sb(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Co(3), and one P(3) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Co(3), and one P(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li6Co3Sb(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.650
_cell_length_b   8.683
_cell_length_c   8.713
_cell_angle_alpha   60.972
_cell_angle_beta   60.833
_cell_angle_gamma   61.215
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   473.285
_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  0.031  0.019  0.007  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.738  0.160  0.351  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.472  0.498  0.487  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.309  0.841  0.639  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.641  0.310  0.839  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.840  0.641  0.310  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.145  0.150  0.140  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.355  0.358  0.353  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.647  0.651  0.648  1.0
  Sb  Sb9  1  0.855  0.852  0.852  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.052  0.748  0.443  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.449  0.051  0.745  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.746  0.448  0.048  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.245  0.539  0.958  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.544  0.961  0.247  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.954  0.245  0.536  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.133  0.261  0.506  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.277  0.523  0.120  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.056  0.924  0.266  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.549  0.117  0.277  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.237  0.593  0.435  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.009  0.806  0.613  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.264  0.079  0.907  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.468  0.226  0.576  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.595  0.438  0.240  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.170  0.390  0.999  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.095  0.747  0.906  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.382  0.014  0.185  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.615  0.002  0.810  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.908  0.260  0.070  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.809  0.613  0.003  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.413  0.547  0.774  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.548  0.777  0.414  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.747  0.905  0.093  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.965  0.185  0.389  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.775  0.415  0.556  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.473  0.892  0.696  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.908  0.092  0.743  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.688  0.478  0.895  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.892  0.694  0.475  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Li6Co3Sb(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are six inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(16), one O(17), one O(20), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(16), one O(17), and one O(21) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(16), one O(20), one O(22), and one O(23) atom. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(17), one O(18), one O(20), and one O(24) atom. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(19), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(16), one O(17), one O(20), one O(21), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(18), one O(22), and one O(6) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(24), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-48°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(13), one O(21), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 25-50°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(14), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-51°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-46°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-46°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(19), one O(20), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-45°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), and one P(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Co(2), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(2), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Sb(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one P(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Co(3), and one P(4) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Co(3), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Sb(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(6), one Co(3), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Co(3), and one P(2) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Sb(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Co(3), and one P(3) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Co(3), and one P(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li6Co3Sb(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.650
_cell_length_b   8.683
_cell_length_c   8.713
_cell_angle_alpha   60.972
_cell_angle_beta   60.833
_cell_angle_gamma   61.215
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   473.285
_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
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 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.031  0.019  0.007  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.738  0.160  0.351  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.472  0.498  0.487  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.309  0.841  0.639  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.641  0.310  0.839  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.840  0.641  0.310  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.145  0.150  0.140  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.355  0.358  0.353  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.647  0.651  0.648  1.0
  Sb  Sb9  1  0.855  0.852  0.852  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.052  0.748  0.443  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.449  0.051  0.745  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.746  0.448  0.048  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.245  0.539  0.958  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.544  0.961  0.247  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.954  0.245  0.536  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.133  0.261  0.506  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.277  0.523  0.120  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.056  0.924  0.266  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.549  0.117  0.277  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.237  0.593  0.435  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.009  0.806  0.613  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.264  0.079  0.907  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.468  0.226  0.576  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.595  0.438  0.240  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.170  0.390  0.999  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.095  0.747  0.906  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.382  0.014  0.185  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.615  0.002  0.810  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.908  0.260  0.070  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.809  0.613  0.003  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.413  0.547  0.774  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.548  0.777  0.414  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.747  0.905  0.093  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.965  0.185  0.389  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.775  0.415  0.556  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.473  0.892  0.696  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.908  0.092  0.743  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.688  0.478  0.895  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.892  0.694  0.475  1.0
[/CIF]
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