The material structure described by Li4Ni5Cu2O12 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-17°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-21°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-16°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-19°. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-21°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-19°. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-17°. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-17°. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-14°. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-14°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi3CuNi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi2CuNi3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-11°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLiCuNi3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-16°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLiCuNi3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-18°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted OLi2CuNi2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-12°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi2CuNi2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-9°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi2CuNi2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-10°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted OLi3CuNi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-9°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLiCuNi3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-10°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLi2CuNi3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi2CuNi3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-9°. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi3CuNi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li4Cu2Ni5O12
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_cell_length_a   5.271
_cell_length_b   8.563
_cell_length_c   9.573
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   97.203
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   428.651
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  Li  Li0  1  0.746  0.091  0.504  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.247  0.397  0.992  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.492  0.424  0.740  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.761  0.416  0.509  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.008  0.924  0.760  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.754  0.591  0.996  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.253  0.897  0.508  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.739  0.916  0.991  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.999  0.256  0.751  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.499  0.238  0.245  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.001  0.738  0.255  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.501  0.756  0.749  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.007  0.079  0.248  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.496  0.091  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.250  0.255  0.502  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.995  0.411  0.252  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.745  0.251  0.995  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.004  0.591  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.493  0.579  0.252  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.250  0.755  0.998  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.755  0.751  0.505  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.505  0.911  0.248  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.123  0.108  0.633  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.380  0.084  0.357  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.066  0.257  0.118  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.644  0.080  0.144  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.432  0.251  0.878  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.855  0.107  0.861  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.106  0.413  0.638  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.571  0.248  0.612  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.375  0.390  0.358  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.927  0.250  0.386  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.615  0.395  0.131  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.120  0.584  0.143  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.902  0.418  0.865  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.377  0.608  0.867  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.068  0.751  0.622  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.645  0.607  0.639  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.434  0.757  0.382  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.856  0.580  0.356  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.125  0.890  0.142  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.573  0.750  0.114  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.394  0.913  0.862  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.929  0.748  0.888  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.598  0.918  0.635  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.885  0.895  0.369  1.0
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The material structure described by Li4Ni5Cu2O12 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-17°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-21°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-16°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-19°. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-21°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-19°. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-17°. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-17°. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-14°. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-14°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi3CuNi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi2CuNi3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-11°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLiCuNi3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-16°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLiCuNi3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-18°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted OLi2CuNi2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-12°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi2CuNi2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-9°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi2CuNi2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-10°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted OLi3CuNi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-9°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLiCuNi3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-10°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLi2CuNi3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi2CuNi3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(12)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-9°. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Cu(1) atom to form OLi3CuNi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(10)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiCuNi3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(11)Li2CuNi3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CuNi3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3CuNi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li3CuNi2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CuNi2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)LiCuNi3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2CuNi2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li4Cu2Ni5O12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.271
_cell_length_b   8.563
_cell_length_c   9.573
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   97.203
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   428.651
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  Li  Li0  1  0.746  0.091  0.504  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.247  0.397  0.992  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.492  0.424  0.740  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.761  0.416  0.509  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.008  0.924  0.760  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.754  0.591  0.996  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.253  0.897  0.508  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.739  0.916  0.991  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.999  0.256  0.751  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.499  0.238  0.245  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.001  0.738  0.255  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.501  0.756  0.749  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.007  0.079  0.248  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.496  0.091  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.250  0.255  0.502  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.995  0.411  0.252  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.745  0.251  0.995  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.004  0.591  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.493  0.579  0.252  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.250  0.755  0.998  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.755  0.751  0.505  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.505  0.911  0.248  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.123  0.108  0.633  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.380  0.084  0.357  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.066  0.257  0.118  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.644  0.080  0.144  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.432  0.251  0.878  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.855  0.107  0.861  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.106  0.413  0.638  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.571  0.248  0.612  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.375  0.390  0.358  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.927  0.250  0.386  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.615  0.395  0.131  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.120  0.584  0.143  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.902  0.418  0.865  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.377  0.608  0.867  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.068  0.751  0.622  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.645  0.607  0.639  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.434  0.757  0.382  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.856  0.580  0.356  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.125  0.890  0.142  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.573  0.750  0.114  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.394  0.913  0.862  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.929  0.748  0.888  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.598  0.918  0.635  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.885  0.895  0.369  1.0
[/CIF]
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