The material structure described by YbV4O8 is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-59°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-59°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-51°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(4) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(1), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. In the third O site, O(6) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(2), and two equivalent V(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(7) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(2) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(4), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(3) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_YbV4O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.053
_cell_length_b   5.709
_cell_length_c   10.981
_cell_angle_alpha   74.886
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   547.872
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.742  0.793  0.155  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.258  0.207  0.845  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.242  0.207  0.345  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.758  0.793  0.655  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.072  0.818  0.118  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.928  0.182  0.882  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.572  0.182  0.382  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.428  0.818  0.618  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.092  0.571  0.599  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.908  0.429  0.401  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.592  0.429  0.901  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.408  0.571  0.099  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.046  0.314  0.114  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.954  0.686  0.886  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.546  0.686  0.386  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.454  0.314  0.614  1.0
  V  V16  1  0.083  0.078  0.606  1.0
  V  V17  1  0.917  0.922  0.394  1.0
  V  V18  1  0.583  0.922  0.894  1.0
  V  V19  1  0.417  0.078  0.106  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.296  0.537  0.651  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.704  0.463  0.349  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.796  0.463  0.849  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.204  0.537  0.151  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.387  0.384  0.977  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.613  0.616  0.023  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.887  0.616  0.523  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.113  0.384  0.477  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.969  0.735  0.277  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.031  0.265  0.723  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.469  0.265  0.223  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.531  0.735  0.777  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.078  0.406  0.929  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.922  0.594  0.071  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.578  0.594  0.571  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.422  0.406  0.429  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.294  0.064  0.649  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.706  0.936  0.351  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.794  0.936  0.851  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.206  0.064  0.149  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.384  0.891  0.979  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.616  0.109  0.021  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.884  0.109  0.521  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.116  0.891  0.479  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.982  0.232  0.288  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.018  0.768  0.712  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.482  0.768  0.212  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.518  0.232  0.788  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.084  0.915  0.930  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.916  0.085  0.070  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.584  0.085  0.570  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.416  0.915  0.430  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by YbV4O8 is Ilmenite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-59°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-59°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-51°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(4) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(1), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. In the third O site, O(6) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(2), and two equivalent V(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(7) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(2) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(4), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(3) is bonded to one Yb(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYbV3 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_YbV4O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.053
_cell_length_b   5.709
_cell_length_c   10.981
_cell_angle_alpha   74.886
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   547.872
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.742  0.793  0.155  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.258  0.207  0.845  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.242  0.207  0.345  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.758  0.793  0.655  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.072  0.818  0.118  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.928  0.182  0.882  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.572  0.182  0.382  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.428  0.818  0.618  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.092  0.571  0.599  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.908  0.429  0.401  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.592  0.429  0.901  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.408  0.571  0.099  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.046  0.314  0.114  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.954  0.686  0.886  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.546  0.686  0.386  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.454  0.314  0.614  1.0
  V  V16  1  0.083  0.078  0.606  1.0
  V  V17  1  0.917  0.922  0.394  1.0
  V  V18  1  0.583  0.922  0.894  1.0
  V  V19  1  0.417  0.078  0.106  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.296  0.537  0.651  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.704  0.463  0.349  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.796  0.463  0.849  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.204  0.537  0.151  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.387  0.384  0.977  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.613  0.616  0.023  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.887  0.616  0.523  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.113  0.384  0.477  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.969  0.735  0.277  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.031  0.265  0.723  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.469  0.265  0.223  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.531  0.735  0.777  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.078  0.406  0.929  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.922  0.594  0.071  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.578  0.594  0.571  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.422  0.406  0.429  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.294  0.064  0.649  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.706  0.936  0.351  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.794  0.936  0.851  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.206  0.064  0.149  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.384  0.891  0.979  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.616  0.109  0.021  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.884  0.109  0.521  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.116  0.891  0.479  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.982  0.232  0.288  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.018  0.768  0.712  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.482  0.768  0.212  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.518  0.232  0.788  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.084  0.915  0.930  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.916  0.085  0.070  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.584  0.085  0.570  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.416  0.915  0.430  1.0
[/CIF]
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