The structure described by Li2V3CoO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-64°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-64°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(3) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-62°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), and one O(4) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-62°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one V(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one V(4), and one V(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one V(1), one V(4), one V(5), and one Co(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one V(2), one V(3), one V(6), and one Co(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one V(1), and one V(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one V(2), and one V(6) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(3), and one V(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(4), and one V(6) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(4), one V(5), and one Co(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(3), one V(6), and one Co(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one V(5), and one Co(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(2), one V(6), and one Co(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one V(4), and one Co(1) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(2), one V(3), and one Co(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li2V3CoO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.931
_cell_length_b   5.931
_cell_length_c   5.949
_cell_angle_alpha   119.869
_cell_angle_beta   90.024
_cell_angle_gamma   119.993
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   148.252
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.120  0.240  0.361  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.879  0.758  0.637  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.499  0.998  0.497  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.742  0.483  0.225  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.258  0.517  0.775  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.763  0.054  0.789  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.290  0.025  0.788  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.735  0.498  0.788  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.264  0.502  0.216  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.713  0.977  0.215  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.238  0.951  0.215  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.494  0.004  0.998  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.994  0.488  0.998  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.510  0.504  0.998  1.0
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The structure described by Li2V3CoO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-64°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-64°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(3) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-62°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), and one O(4) atom to form CoO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-62°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one V(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one V(4), and one V(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one V(1), one V(4), one V(5), and one Co(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one V(2), one V(3), one V(6), and one Co(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one V(1), and one V(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one V(2), and one V(6) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(3), and one V(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(4), and one V(6) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(4), one V(5), and one Co(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(3), one V(6), and one Co(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one V(5), and one Co(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(2), one V(6), and one Co(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one V(4), and one Co(1) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(2), one V(3), and one Co(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li2V3CoO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.931
_cell_length_b   5.931
_cell_length_c   5.949
_cell_angle_alpha   119.869
_cell_angle_beta   90.024
_cell_angle_gamma   119.993
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   148.252
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.120  0.240  0.361  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.879  0.758  0.637  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.499  0.998  0.497  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.742  0.483  0.225  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.258  0.517  0.775  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.763  0.054  0.789  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.290  0.025  0.788  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.735  0.498  0.788  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.264  0.502  0.216  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.713  0.977  0.215  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.238  0.951  0.215  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.494  0.004  0.998  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.994  0.488  0.998  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.510  0.504  0.998  1.0
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