The material structure described by LiZn3 is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Li(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form LiZn12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent Li(1) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted ZnLi4Zn8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiZn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.417
_cell_length_b   5.417
_cell_length_c   4.337
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   110.212
_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  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.665  0.833  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.167  0.335  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.833  0.167  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.335  0.167  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.833  0.665  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.167  0.833  0.250  1.0
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The material structure described by LiZn3 is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Li(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form LiZn12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent Li(1) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted ZnLi4Zn8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Li(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Zn(1)Li4Zn8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiZn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.417
_cell_length_b   5.417
_cell_length_c   4.337
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   110.212
_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  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.665  0.833  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.167  0.335  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.833  0.167  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.335  0.167  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.833  0.665  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.167  0.833  0.250  1.0
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