The material structure described by ZnV2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-59°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(7), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-60°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(4)O6 octahedra. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(4), and two equivalent O(10) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-60°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-59°. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(7), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(8), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one V(1), one V(6), and two equivalent V(5) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), two equivalent V(5), and one Zn(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(6), two equivalent V(3), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(5), one V(6), and one Zn(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(3), one V(4), and one Zn(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), two equivalent V(5), and one Zn(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), two equivalent V(3), and one Zn(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), one V(5), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), one V(6), one Zn(1), and one Zn(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent V(5), one Zn(1), and one Zn(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to two equivalent V(3), one Zn(2), and one Zn(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OV2Zn2 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V2ZnO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.057
_cell_length_b   6.059
_cell_length_c   6.065
_cell_angle_alpha   60.240
_cell_angle_beta   60.225
_cell_angle_gamma   60.267
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   158.257
_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
  O  O0  1  0.380  0.383  0.383  1.0
  O  O1  1  0.867  0.866  0.866  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.377  0.376  0.853  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.854  0.376  0.376  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.376  0.853  0.377  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.871  0.404  0.872  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.405  0.871  0.871  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.870  0.872  0.403  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.248  0.247  0.247  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.627  0.120  0.626  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.118  0.627  0.627  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.627  0.626  0.120  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.003  0.003  0.003  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.626  0.626  0.626  1.0
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The material structure described by ZnV2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-59°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(7), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-60°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(4)O6 octahedra. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(4), and two equivalent O(10) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-60°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(4)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-59°. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(7), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(8), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one V(1), one V(6), and two equivalent V(5) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), two equivalent V(5), and one Zn(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(6), two equivalent V(3), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(5), one V(6), and one Zn(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(3), one V(4), and one Zn(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), two equivalent V(5), and one Zn(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), two equivalent V(3), and one Zn(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(4), one V(5), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), one V(6), one Zn(1), and one Zn(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent V(5), one Zn(1), and one Zn(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to two equivalent V(3), one Zn(2), and one Zn(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OV2Zn2 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V2ZnO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.057
_cell_length_b   6.059
_cell_length_c   6.065
_cell_angle_alpha   60.240
_cell_angle_beta   60.225
_cell_angle_gamma   60.267
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   158.257
_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
  O  O0  1  0.380  0.383  0.383  1.0
  O  O1  1  0.867  0.866  0.866  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.377  0.376  0.853  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.854  0.376  0.376  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.376  0.853  0.377  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.871  0.404  0.872  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.405  0.871  0.871  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.870  0.872  0.403  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.248  0.247  0.247  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.627  0.120  0.626  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.118  0.627  0.627  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.627  0.626  0.120  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.003  0.003  0.003  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.626  0.626  0.626  1.0
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