The material described by Li(CoO2)4 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(7)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-15°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-15°. There are eight inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(8)O6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(7)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 14-15°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-14°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(3), one Co(6), and one Co(7) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(7) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(4), one Co(6), and one Co(7) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(5) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(4), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li(CoO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.659
_cell_length_b   5.664
_cell_length_c   5.968
_cell_angle_alpha   117.970
_cell_angle_beta   117.938
_cell_angle_gamma   60.452
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   139.814
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
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 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Co  Co0  1  0.001  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  1.000  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.000  0.500  1.000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.231  0.731  0.688  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.769  0.269  0.312  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.269  0.769  0.309  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.222  0.235  0.695  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.264  0.279  0.304  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.736  0.721  0.696  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.778  0.765  0.305  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.731  0.232  0.691  1.0
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The material described by Li(CoO2)4 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(7)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-15°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-15°. There are eight inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(8)O6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(7)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 14-15°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-14°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(3), one Co(6), and one Co(7) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(7) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(4), one Co(6), and one Co(7) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(5) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(4), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li(CoO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.659
_cell_length_b   5.664
_cell_length_c   5.968
_cell_angle_alpha   117.970
_cell_angle_beta   117.938
_cell_angle_gamma   60.452
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   139.814
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
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 _atom_site_occupancy
  Co  Co0  1  0.001  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  1.000  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.000  0.500  1.000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.231  0.731  0.688  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.769  0.269  0.312  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.269  0.769  0.309  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.222  0.235  0.695  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.264  0.279  0.304  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.736  0.721  0.696  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.778  0.765  0.305  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.731  0.232  0.691  1.0
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