The structure described by Li5(CoO2)8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(5), one O(9), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(8), and two equivalent O(7) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(9), and two equivalent O(12) atoms. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(15), and two equivalent O(13) atoms. There are eight inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(16), two equivalent O(12), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(11) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(15), one O(5), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(6), two equivalent O(13), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(4), one O(9), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), two equivalent O(16), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(14), one O(8), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), two equivalent O(14), and two equivalent O(15) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Co(8), and two equivalent Co(3) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(3), one Co(5), and two equivalent Co(3) atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(6) atoms to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(3), one Co(7), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(5), and two equivalent Co(7) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(5), one Co(8), and two equivalent Co(7) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(4) and two equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to two equivalent Li(4), one Co(6), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded to two equivalent Li(5), one Co(6), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded to one Li(4), one Co(7), and two equivalent Co(8) atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(5), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(8) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(6) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li5(CoO2)8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.891
_cell_length_b   9.912
_cell_length_c   10.988
_cell_angle_alpha   113.660
_cell_angle_beta   91.169
_cell_angle_gamma   89.982
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   288.336
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _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  0.230  0.170  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.498  0.515  0.749  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.033  0.225  0.252  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.952  0.796  0.747  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.027  0.726  0.249  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.003  0.003  0.002  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.510  0.250  0.006  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.238  0.121  0.491  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.002  0.491  0.999  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.736  0.379  0.504  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.500  0.746  0.995  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.257  0.620  0.492  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.746  0.876  0.507  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.004  0.126  0.904  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.741  0.087  0.604  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.501  0.357  0.894  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.738  0.174  0.397  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.243  0.342  0.602  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.986  0.620  0.894  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.514  0.138  0.112  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.225  0.414  0.404  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.720  0.591  0.608  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.774  0.668  0.398  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.017  0.370  0.099  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.494  0.858  0.891  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.502  0.639  0.102  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.257  0.832  0.602  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.237  0.909  0.406  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.016  0.864  0.090  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Li5(CoO2)8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(5), one O(9), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(8), and two equivalent O(7) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(14), one O(9), and two equivalent O(12) atoms. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(15), and two equivalent O(13) atoms. There are eight inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(16), two equivalent O(12), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(11) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(15), one O(5), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(6), two equivalent O(13), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(4), one O(9), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), two equivalent O(16), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(14), one O(8), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), two equivalent O(14), and two equivalent O(15) atoms to form edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Co(8), and two equivalent Co(3) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(3), one Co(5), and two equivalent Co(3) atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(6) atoms to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(3), one Co(7), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(5), and two equivalent Co(7) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(5), one Co(8), and two equivalent Co(7) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(4) and two equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to two equivalent Li(4), one Co(6), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded to two equivalent Li(5), one Co(6), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms to form distorted OLi2Co3 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded to one Li(4), one Co(7), and two equivalent Co(8) atoms to form distorted OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(12)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(5), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(8) atoms to form OLiCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(13)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(15)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCo3 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(14)LiCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(6) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li5(CoO2)8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.891
_cell_length_b   9.912
_cell_length_c   10.988
_cell_angle_alpha   113.660
_cell_angle_beta   91.169
_cell_angle_gamma   89.982
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   288.336
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _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  0.230  0.170  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.498  0.515  0.749  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.033  0.225  0.252  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.952  0.796  0.747  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.027  0.726  0.249  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.003  0.003  0.002  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.510  0.250  0.006  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.238  0.121  0.491  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.002  0.491  0.999  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.736  0.379  0.504  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.500  0.746  0.995  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.257  0.620  0.492  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.746  0.876  0.507  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.004  0.126  0.904  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.741  0.087  0.604  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.501  0.357  0.894  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.738  0.174  0.397  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.243  0.342  0.602  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.986  0.620  0.894  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.514  0.138  0.112  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.225  0.414  0.404  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.720  0.591  0.608  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.774  0.668  0.398  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.017  0.370  0.099  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.494  0.858  0.891  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.502  0.639  0.102  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.257  0.832  0.602  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.237  0.909  0.406  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.016  0.864  0.090  1.0
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