The crystal structure described by Na(NiO2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-58°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-58°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na(1), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Na(1) and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni3 trigonal bipyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Na(1) and three equivalent Ni(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni3 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na(1), one Ni(2), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Na(NiO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.858
_cell_length_b   8.811
_cell_length_c   10.861
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   273.519
_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
  Na  Na0  1  0.750  0.741  0.666  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.250  0.759  0.166  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.750  0.241  0.834  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.250  0.259  0.334  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.750  0.562  0.888  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.750  0.586  0.405  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.250  0.914  0.905  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.250  0.938  0.388  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.750  0.062  0.612  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.750  0.086  0.095  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.250  0.414  0.595  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.250  0.438  0.112  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.250  0.536  0.298  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.750  0.573  0.077  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.250  0.619  0.519  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.250  0.699  0.847  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.750  0.801  0.347  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.750  0.881  0.019  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.250  0.927  0.577  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.750  0.964  0.798  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.250  0.036  0.202  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.750  0.073  0.423  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.250  0.119  0.981  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.250  0.199  0.653  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.750  0.301  0.153  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.750  0.381  0.481  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.250  0.427  0.923  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.750  0.464  0.702  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Na(NiO2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-58°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing NiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-58°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na(1), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Na(1) and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni3 trigonal bipyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Na(1) and three equivalent Ni(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ONa2Ni3 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na(1), one Ni(2), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Na(NiO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.858
_cell_length_b   8.811
_cell_length_c   10.861
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   273.519
_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
  Na  Na0  1  0.750  0.741  0.666  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.250  0.759  0.166  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.750  0.241  0.834  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.250  0.259  0.334  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.750  0.562  0.888  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.750  0.586  0.405  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.250  0.914  0.905  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.250  0.938  0.388  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.750  0.062  0.612  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.750  0.086  0.095  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.250  0.414  0.595  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.250  0.438  0.112  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.250  0.536  0.298  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.750  0.573  0.077  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.250  0.619  0.519  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.250  0.699  0.847  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.750  0.801  0.347  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.750  0.881  0.019  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.250  0.927  0.577  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.750  0.964  0.798  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.250  0.036  0.202  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.750  0.073  0.423  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.250  0.119  0.981  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.250  0.199  0.653  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.750  0.301  0.153  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.750  0.381  0.481  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.250  0.427  0.923  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.750  0.464  0.702  1.0
[/CIF]
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