The crystal structure described by Co2ZnO5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(5), two equivalent O(10), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(7) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Co(2), one Co(3), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OZn2Co2 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Co(1), one Co(4), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form corner-sharing OZn2Co2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), two equivalent Co(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Zn(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(3), two equivalent Co(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Co(4), two equivalent Co(3), and one Zn(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(4) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_ZnCo2O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.211
_cell_length_b   4.869
_cell_length_c   11.446
_cell_angle_alpha   89.598
_cell_angle_beta   90.001
_cell_angle_gamma   90.097
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   178.971
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.750  0.893  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.250  0.106  0.748  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.249  0.420  0.101  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.752  0.580  0.899  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.751  0.579  0.601  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.249  0.421  0.401  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.749  0.413  0.750  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.250  0.589  0.251  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.752  0.618  0.064  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.249  0.382  0.936  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.751  0.620  0.436  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.249  0.378  0.566  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.251  0.085  0.360  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.750  0.916  0.640  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.748  0.917  0.855  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.250  0.083  0.144  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Co2ZnO5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(5), two equivalent O(10), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(7) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Co(2), one Co(3), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OZn2Co2 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Co(1), one Co(4), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form corner-sharing OZn2Co2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), two equivalent Co(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Zn(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(3), two equivalent Co(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Co(4), two equivalent Co(3), and one Zn(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(4) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_ZnCo2O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.211
_cell_length_b   4.869
_cell_length_c   11.446
_cell_angle_alpha   89.598
_cell_angle_beta   90.001
_cell_angle_gamma   90.097
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   178.971
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.750  0.893  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.250  0.106  0.748  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.249  0.420  0.101  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.752  0.580  0.899  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.751  0.579  0.601  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.249  0.421  0.401  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.749  0.413  0.750  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.250  0.589  0.251  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.752  0.618  0.064  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.249  0.382  0.936  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.751  0.620  0.436  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.249  0.378  0.566  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.251  0.085  0.360  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.750  0.916  0.640  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.748  0.917  0.855  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.250  0.083  0.144  1.0
[/CIF]
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