The structure described by Li5Co3O8 is Caswellsilverite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-9°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-9°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi5Co octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), two equivalent Li(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi4Co2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li5Co3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.797
_cell_length_b   5.686
_cell_length_c   7.939
_cell_angle_alpha   89.338
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   126.251
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.000  0.260  0.266  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.000  0.740  0.734  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.255  0.744  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.000  0.745  0.256  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.000  0.774  0.012  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.500  0.023  0.761  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.000  0.247  0.520  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.500  0.525  0.248  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.000  0.753  0.480  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.500  0.977  0.239  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.000  0.226  0.988  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.500  0.475  0.752  1.0
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The structure described by Li5Co3O8 is Caswellsilverite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-9°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-9°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi5Co octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), two equivalent Li(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi4Co2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li5Co octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li5Co3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.797
_cell_length_b   5.686
_cell_length_c   7.939
_cell_angle_alpha   89.338
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   126.251
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.000  0.260  0.266  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.000  0.740  0.734  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.255  0.744  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.000  0.745  0.256  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.000  0.774  0.012  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.500  0.023  0.761  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.000  0.247  0.520  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.500  0.525  0.248  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.000  0.753  0.480  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.500  0.977  0.239  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.000  0.226  0.988  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.500  0.475  0.752  1.0
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