The material described by Li5GeAs3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one Ge(1), one As(2), and three equivalent As(1) atoms to form distorted LiGeAs4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)Ge2As4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Li(2)Ge2As4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent As(1), and two equivalent As(2) atoms to form distorted LiGe2As4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)Ge2As4 tetrahedra, and edges with six equivalent Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one As(2), and three equivalent As(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent As(1), and two equivalent As(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent As sites. In the first As site, As(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Li(2), three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second As site, As(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li5GeAs3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.396
_cell_length_b   7.396
_cell_length_c   8.673
_cell_angle_alpha   73.040
_cell_angle_beta   73.040
_cell_angle_gamma   48.482
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   336.552
_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  0.585  0.081  0.085  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.252  0.748  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.589  0.083  0.579  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.919  0.415  0.415  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.411  0.917  0.421  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.748  0.252  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.083  0.589  0.079  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.917  0.411  0.921  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.415  0.919  0.915  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.081  0.585  0.585  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.235  0.765  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.765  0.235  0.750  1.0
  As  As12  1  0.146  0.176  0.672  1.0
  As  As13  1  0.854  0.824  0.328  1.0
  As  As14  1  0.176  0.146  0.172  1.0
  As  As15  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  As  As16  1  0.824  0.854  0.828  1.0
  As  As17  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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The material described by Li5GeAs3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one Ge(1), one As(2), and three equivalent As(1) atoms to form distorted LiGeAs4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)Ge2As4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Li(2)Ge2As4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent As(1), and two equivalent As(2) atoms to form distorted LiGe2As4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)Ge2As4 tetrahedra, and edges with six equivalent Li(1)GeAs4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one As(2), and three equivalent As(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent As(1), and two equivalent As(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent As sites. In the first As site, As(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Li(2), three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second As site, As(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li5GeAs3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.396
_cell_length_b   7.396
_cell_length_c   8.673
_cell_angle_alpha   73.040
_cell_angle_beta   73.040
_cell_angle_gamma   48.482
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   336.552
_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  0.585  0.081  0.085  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.252  0.748  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.589  0.083  0.579  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.919  0.415  0.415  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.411  0.917  0.421  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.748  0.252  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.083  0.589  0.079  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.917  0.411  0.921  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.415  0.919  0.915  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.081  0.585  0.585  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.235  0.765  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.765  0.235  0.750  1.0
  As  As12  1  0.146  0.176  0.672  1.0
  As  As13  1  0.854  0.824  0.328  1.0
  As  As14  1  0.176  0.146  0.172  1.0
  As  As15  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  As  As16  1  0.824  0.854  0.828  1.0
  As  As17  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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