The structure described by LiCoSnO4 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Co(2), one Sn(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the second O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Sn(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the third O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Co(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiCoSnO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.982
_cell_length_b   6.114
_cell_length_c   6.114
_cell_angle_alpha   91.465
_cell_angle_beta   118.245
_cell_angle_gamma   118.243
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   164.311
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.502  0.001  0.501  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.998  0.999  0.499  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.250  0.376  0.124  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.750  0.623  0.877  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.478  0.206  0.728  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.022  0.772  0.294  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.980  0.230  0.708  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.520  0.792  0.270  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.024  0.767  0.748  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.476  0.752  0.733  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.525  0.248  0.267  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.975  0.233  0.252  1.0
  Sn  Sn12  1  0.500  0.000  1.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
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The structure described by LiCoSnO4 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Co(2), one Sn(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the second O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Sn(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the third O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Co(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiCoSnO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.982
_cell_length_b   6.114
_cell_length_c   6.114
_cell_angle_alpha   91.465
_cell_angle_beta   118.245
_cell_angle_gamma   118.243
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   164.311
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.502  0.001  0.501  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.998  0.999  0.499  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.250  0.376  0.124  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.750  0.623  0.877  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.478  0.206  0.728  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.022  0.772  0.294  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.980  0.230  0.708  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.520  0.792  0.270  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.024  0.767  0.748  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.476  0.752  0.733  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.525  0.248  0.267  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.975  0.233  0.252  1.0
  Sn  Sn12  1  0.500  0.000  1.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
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