The structure described by AlV2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(16), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(8)O6 octahedra. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(8)O6 octahedra. In the seventh V site, V(7) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra. In the eighth V site, V(8) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. In the third Al site, Al(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. In the fourth Al site, Al(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(2), and one O(8) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(5), and one Al(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(6), and one Al(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(5), and one Al(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(6), and one Al(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(5), one V(7), and one Al(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(6), one V(8), and one Al(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(7), and one Al(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(8), and one Al(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), one V(5), one V(8), and one Al(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), one V(6), one V(7), and one Al(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(8), and one Al(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(7), and one Al(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(5), one V(8), and one Al(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(6), one V(7), and one Al(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), one V(5), one V(7), and one Al(1) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), one V(6), one V(8), and one Al(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_AlV2O4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.911
_cell_length_b   5.928
_cell_length_c   5.965
_cell_angle_alpha   119.413
_cell_angle_beta   90.593
_cell_angle_gamma   119.545
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   149.366
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.374  0.744  0.620  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.626  0.254  0.378  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.753  0.507  0.258  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.247  0.494  0.743  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.251  0.496  0.252  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.752  0.005  0.255  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.253  0.006  0.256  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.249  0.994  0.745  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.748  0.504  0.747  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.748  0.995  0.745  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.500  0.499  0.999  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.001  0.001  0.502  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.999  0.501  0.000  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.000  0.999  0.999  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by AlV2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(16), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(8)O6 octahedra. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(8)O6 octahedra. In the seventh V site, V(7) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra. In the eighth V site, V(8) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Al(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Al(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. In the third Al site, Al(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(8)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. In the fourth Al site, Al(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(2), and one O(8) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(7)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(5), and one Al(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(6), and one Al(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(5), and one Al(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(6), and one Al(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(5), one V(7), and one Al(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(6), one V(8), and one Al(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(7), and one Al(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(8), and one Al(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), one V(5), one V(8), and one Al(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), one V(6), one V(7), and one Al(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(8), and one Al(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(4), one V(7), and one Al(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(5), one V(8), and one Al(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(6), one V(7), and one Al(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), one V(5), one V(7), and one Al(1) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), one V(6), one V(8), and one Al(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_AlV2O4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.911
_cell_length_b   5.928
_cell_length_c   5.965
_cell_angle_alpha   119.413
_cell_angle_beta   90.593
_cell_angle_gamma   119.545
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   149.366
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.374  0.744  0.620  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.626  0.254  0.378  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.753  0.507  0.258  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.247  0.494  0.743  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.251  0.496  0.252  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.752  0.005  0.255  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.253  0.006  0.256  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.249  0.994  0.745  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.748  0.504  0.747  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.748  0.995  0.745  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.500  0.499  0.999  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.001  0.001  0.502  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.999  0.501  0.000  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.000  0.999  0.999  1.0
[/CIF]
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