The material structure described by CoZn3Al8O16 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P-4m2 space group. Co(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra and corners with eight equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra and corners with eight equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Al(1), and two equivalent Al(2) atoms to form distorted OAl3Zn tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Co(1), one Al(2), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form distorted OAl3Co tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Zn(2) and three equivalent Al(2) atoms to form distorted OAl3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Zn(2) and three equivalent Al(1) atoms to form distorted OAl3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Al8Zn3CoO16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.784
_cell_length_b   5.784
_cell_length_c   8.179
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   273.607
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.750  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.500  1.000  1.000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.750  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.250  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  1.000  0.750  0.125  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.779  0.250  0.486  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.221  0.250  0.486  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.500  0.529  0.764  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.500  0.971  0.764  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.279  0.750  0.985  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.721  0.750  0.985  1.0
  O  O15  1  1.000  0.029  0.265  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.000  0.471  0.265  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.221  0.750  0.514  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.779  0.750  0.514  1.0
  O  O19  1  1.000  0.971  0.736  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.000  0.529  0.736  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.721  0.250  0.014  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.279  0.250  0.014  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.500  0.471  0.236  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.500  0.029  0.236  1.0
  Zn  Zn25  1  0.500  0.250  0.625  1.0
  Zn  Zn26  1  0.000  0.250  0.875  1.0
  Zn  Zn27  1  0.500  0.750  0.375  1.0
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The material structure described by CoZn3Al8O16 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P-4m2 space group. Co(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra and corners with eight equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra and corners with eight equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Al(2)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Al(1), and two equivalent Al(2) atoms to form distorted OAl3Zn tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Co(1), one Al(2), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form distorted OAl3Co tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Zn(2) and three equivalent Al(2) atoms to form distorted OAl3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Zn(2) and three equivalent Al(1) atoms to form distorted OAl3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Al3Zn tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent O(2)Al3Co tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Al3Zn tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Al8Zn3CoO16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.784
_cell_length_b   5.784
_cell_length_c   8.179
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   273.607
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.750  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.500  1.000  1.000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.750  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.250  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  1.000  0.750  0.125  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.779  0.250  0.486  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.221  0.250  0.486  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.500  0.529  0.764  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.500  0.971  0.764  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.279  0.750  0.985  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.721  0.750  0.985  1.0
  O  O15  1  1.000  0.029  0.265  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.000  0.471  0.265  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.221  0.750  0.514  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.779  0.750  0.514  1.0
  O  O19  1  1.000  0.971  0.736  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.000  0.529  0.736  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.721  0.250  0.014  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.279  0.250  0.014  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.500  0.471  0.236  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.500  0.029  0.236  1.0
  Zn  Zn25  1  0.500  0.250  0.625  1.0
  Zn  Zn26  1  0.000  0.250  0.875  1.0
  Zn  Zn27  1  0.500  0.750  0.375  1.0
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