The crystal structure described by V5Bi3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(3), two equivalent V(4), one Bi(1), and four equivalent Bi(2) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one V(1), two equivalent Bi(1), and four equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing VVBi6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-51°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one V(1), two equivalent V(4), one Bi(1), and four equivalent Bi(2) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(3), two equivalent Bi(1), and three equivalent Bi(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Bi sites. In the first Bi site, Bi(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(3), two equivalent V(2), and four equivalent V(4) atoms. In the second Bi site, Bi(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), and three equivalent V(4) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V5Bi3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.266
_cell_length_b   8.323
_cell_length_c   10.459
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   632.431
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  V  V0  1  0.623  0.750  0.765  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.123  0.250  0.735  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.377  0.250  0.235  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.877  0.750  0.265  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.219  0.750  0.748  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.719  0.250  0.752  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.781  0.250  0.252  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.281  0.750  0.248  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.479  0.750  0.972  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.979  0.250  0.528  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.521  0.250  0.028  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.021  0.750  0.472  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.763  0.917  0.926  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.263  0.083  0.574  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.237  0.417  0.074  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.737  0.583  0.426  1.0
  V  V16  1  0.237  0.083  0.074  1.0
  V  V17  1  0.737  0.917  0.426  1.0
  V  V18  1  0.763  0.583  0.926  1.0
  V  V19  1  0.263  0.417  0.574  1.0
  Bi  Bi20  1  0.422  0.750  0.514  1.0
  Bi  Bi21  1  0.922  0.250  0.986  1.0
  Bi  Bi22  1  0.578  0.250  0.486  1.0
  Bi  Bi23  1  0.078  0.750  0.014  1.0
  Bi  Bi24  1  0.913  0.537  0.674  1.0
  Bi  Bi25  1  0.413  0.463  0.826  1.0
  Bi  Bi26  1  0.087  0.037  0.326  1.0
  Bi  Bi27  1  0.587  0.963  0.174  1.0
  Bi  Bi28  1  0.087  0.463  0.326  1.0
  Bi  Bi29  1  0.587  0.537  0.174  1.0
  Bi  Bi30  1  0.913  0.963  0.674  1.0
  Bi  Bi31  1  0.413  0.037  0.826  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by V5Bi3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(3), two equivalent V(4), one Bi(1), and four equivalent Bi(2) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one V(1), two equivalent Bi(1), and four equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing VVBi6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-51°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one V(1), two equivalent V(4), one Bi(1), and four equivalent Bi(2) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(3), two equivalent Bi(1), and three equivalent Bi(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Bi sites. In the first Bi site, Bi(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(3), two equivalent V(2), and four equivalent V(4) atoms. In the second Bi site, Bi(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), and three equivalent V(4) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V5Bi3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.266
_cell_length_b   8.323
_cell_length_c   10.459
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   632.431
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  V  V0  1  0.623  0.750  0.765  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.123  0.250  0.735  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.377  0.250  0.235  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.877  0.750  0.265  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.219  0.750  0.748  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.719  0.250  0.752  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.781  0.250  0.252  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.281  0.750  0.248  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.479  0.750  0.972  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.979  0.250  0.528  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.521  0.250  0.028  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.021  0.750  0.472  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.763  0.917  0.926  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.263  0.083  0.574  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.237  0.417  0.074  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.737  0.583  0.426  1.0
  V  V16  1  0.237  0.083  0.074  1.0
  V  V17  1  0.737  0.917  0.426  1.0
  V  V18  1  0.763  0.583  0.926  1.0
  V  V19  1  0.263  0.417  0.574  1.0
  Bi  Bi20  1  0.422  0.750  0.514  1.0
  Bi  Bi21  1  0.922  0.250  0.986  1.0
  Bi  Bi22  1  0.578  0.250  0.486  1.0
  Bi  Bi23  1  0.078  0.750  0.014  1.0
  Bi  Bi24  1  0.913  0.537  0.674  1.0
  Bi  Bi25  1  0.413  0.463  0.826  1.0
  Bi  Bi26  1  0.087  0.037  0.326  1.0
  Bi  Bi27  1  0.587  0.963  0.174  1.0
  Bi  Bi28  1  0.087  0.463  0.326  1.0
  Bi  Bi29  1  0.587  0.537  0.174  1.0
  Bi  Bi30  1  0.913  0.963  0.674  1.0
  Bi  Bi31  1  0.413  0.037  0.826  1.0
[/CIF]
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