The compound described by NaNi2O3 is Caswellsilverite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-12°. There are four inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-13°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-12°. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-9°. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Ni(4) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-7°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Ni(4) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-10°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Ni(4) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-7°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_NaNi2O3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.187
_cell_length_b   5.359
_cell_length_c   5.187
_cell_angle_alpha   79.277
_cell_angle_beta   118.004
_cell_angle_gamma   79.275
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   118.692
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Na  Na0  1  0.832  0.500  0.168  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.171  0.500  0.829  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.503  0.500  0.497  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.665  1.000  0.335  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.999  1.000  0.001  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.332  0.000  0.668  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.299  0.235  0.287  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.713  0.765  0.701  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.913  0.213  0.615  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.615  0.207  0.928  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.072  0.793  0.385  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.385  0.787  0.087  1.0
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The compound described by NaNi2O3 is Caswellsilverite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-12°. There are four inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-13°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-12°. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-9°. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Ni(4) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-7°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Ni(4) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-10°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Ni(4) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-7°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_NaNi2O3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.187
_cell_length_b   5.359
_cell_length_c   5.187
_cell_angle_alpha   79.277
_cell_angle_beta   118.004
_cell_angle_gamma   79.275
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   118.692
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Na  Na0  1  0.832  0.500  0.168  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.171  0.500  0.829  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.503  0.500  0.497  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.665  1.000  0.335  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.999  1.000  0.001  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.332  0.000  0.668  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.299  0.235  0.287  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.713  0.765  0.701  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.913  0.213  0.615  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.615  0.207  0.928  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.072  0.793  0.385  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.385  0.787  0.087  1.0
[/CIF]
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