The crystal structure described by Li5SnP3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one Sn(1), one P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiSnP4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one Sn(1), one P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiSnP4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Li(3), three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), and one Sn(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5SnP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.331
_cell_length_b   7.331
_cell_length_c   8.499
_cell_angle_alpha   73.137
_cell_angle_beta   73.137
_cell_angle_gamma   48.372
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   323.705
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.083  0.577  0.090  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.579  0.089  0.076  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.423  0.917  0.410  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.089  0.579  0.576  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.753  0.247  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.577  0.083  0.590  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.421  0.911  0.924  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.917  0.423  0.910  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.247  0.753  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.911  0.421  0.424  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.266  0.734  0.750  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.734  0.266  0.250  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.325  0.345  0.830  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.675  0.655  0.170  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.345  0.325  0.330  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.655  0.675  0.670  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Li5SnP3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one Sn(1), one P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiSnP4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one Sn(1), one P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiSnP4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Li(3), three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), and one Sn(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5SnP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.331
_cell_length_b   7.331
_cell_length_c   8.499
_cell_angle_alpha   73.137
_cell_angle_beta   73.137
_cell_angle_gamma   48.372
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   323.705
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.083  0.577  0.090  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.579  0.089  0.076  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.423  0.917  0.410  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.089  0.579  0.576  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.753  0.247  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.577  0.083  0.590  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.421  0.911  0.924  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.917  0.423  0.910  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.247  0.753  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.911  0.421  0.424  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.266  0.734  0.750  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.734  0.266  0.250  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.325  0.345  0.830  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.675  0.655  0.170  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.345  0.325  0.330  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.655  0.675  0.670  1.0
[/CIF]
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