The compound described by Li5GeP3 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 Ge(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted LiGeP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)Ge2P4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Li(3)Ge2P4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted LiGe2P4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(3)Ge2P4 tetrahedra, and edges with six equivalent Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra. Ge(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 one Li(3), three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li5GeP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.137
_cell_length_b   7.137
_cell_length_c   8.340
_cell_angle_alpha   73.143
_cell_angle_beta   73.143
_cell_angle_gamma   48.490
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   301.572
_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  0.585  0.080  0.087  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.587  0.083  0.578  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.920  0.415  0.413  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.917  0.413  0.922  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.083  0.587  0.078  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.254  0.746  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.080  0.585  0.587  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.413  0.917  0.422  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.746  0.254  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.415  0.920  0.913  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.233  0.767  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.767  0.233  0.750  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.139  0.179  0.673  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.861  0.821  0.327  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.179  0.139  0.173  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.821  0.861  0.827  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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The compound described by Li5GeP3 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 Ge(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted LiGeP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)Ge2P4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Li(3)Ge2P4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted LiGe2P4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(3)Ge2P4 tetrahedra, and edges with six equivalent Li(1)GeP4 tetrahedra. Ge(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 one Li(3), three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li5GeP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.137
_cell_length_b   7.137
_cell_length_c   8.340
_cell_angle_alpha   73.143
_cell_angle_beta   73.143
_cell_angle_gamma   48.490
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   301.572
_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  0.585  0.080  0.087  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.587  0.083  0.578  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.920  0.415  0.413  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.917  0.413  0.922  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.083  0.587  0.078  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.254  0.746  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.080  0.585  0.587  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.413  0.917  0.422  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.746  0.254  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.415  0.920  0.913  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.233  0.767  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.767  0.233  0.750  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.139  0.179  0.673  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.861  0.821  0.327  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.179  0.139  0.173  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.821  0.861  0.827  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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