The material described by Li8VO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-61°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-63°. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 18-60°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 19-64°. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 18-62°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-60°. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Li(7), two equivalent Li(1), and one V(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi6V pentagonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(2), and one V(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(6), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(2), and one V(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi6V pentagonal bipyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), one Li(6), one Li(7), two equivalent Li(1), and one V(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(6), one Li(7), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(2), and one V(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi6V pentagonal bipyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(1), and one V(1) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li8VO6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.393
_cell_length_b   5.398
_cell_length_c   5.903
_cell_angle_alpha   62.796
_cell_angle_beta   63.297
_cell_angle_gamma   60.610
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   127.435
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Li  Li0  1  0.344  0.342  0.978  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.656  0.658  0.022  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.237  0.509  0.355  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.102  0.763  0.647  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.489  0.101  0.645  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.511  0.899  0.355  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.898  0.237  0.353  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.763  0.491  0.645  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.090  0.372  0.767  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.227  0.914  0.233  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.621  0.233  0.234  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.379  0.767  0.766  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.773  0.086  0.767  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.910  0.628  0.233  1.0
  V  V14  1  1.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
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The material described by Li8VO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-61°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-63°. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 18-60°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 19-64°. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 18-62°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-60°. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Li(7), two equivalent Li(1), and one V(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi6V pentagonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(2), and one V(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(6), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(2), and one V(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi6V pentagonal bipyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), one Li(6), one Li(7), two equivalent Li(1), and one V(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(6), one Li(7), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(2), and one V(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi6V pentagonal bipyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Li(8), two equivalent Li(1), and one V(1) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li8VO6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.393
_cell_length_b   5.398
_cell_length_c   5.903
_cell_angle_alpha   62.796
_cell_angle_beta   63.297
_cell_angle_gamma   60.610
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   127.435
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_fract_x
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  Li  Li0  1  0.344  0.342  0.978  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.656  0.658  0.022  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.237  0.509  0.355  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.102  0.763  0.647  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.489  0.101  0.645  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.511  0.899  0.355  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.898  0.237  0.353  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.763  0.491  0.645  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.090  0.372  0.767  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.227  0.914  0.233  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.621  0.233  0.234  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.379  0.767  0.766  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.773  0.086  0.767  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.910  0.628  0.233  1.0
  V  V14  1  1.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
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