The material structure described by LiNiAlO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. Al(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form AlO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form OLi2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form OLiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and one Al(1) atom to form OLi2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiAlNiO3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.239
_cell_length_b   5.320
_cell_length_c   5.417
_cell_angle_alpha   67.086
_cell_angle_beta   68.615
_cell_angle_gamma   65.868
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   123.090
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Al  Al0  1  0.253  0.584  0.413  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.747  0.416  0.587  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.568  0.928  0.755  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.432  0.072  0.245  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.915  0.248  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.085  0.752  0.909  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.577  0.275  0.424  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.423  0.725  0.576  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.944  0.574  0.716  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.056  0.426  0.284  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.251  0.882  0.105  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.749  0.118  0.895  1.0
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The material structure described by LiNiAlO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form NiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. Al(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form AlO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Al(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form OLi2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form OLiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and one Al(1) atom to form OLi2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Al2Ni trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2AlNi2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)LiAl2Ni2 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiAlNiO3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.239
_cell_length_b   5.320
_cell_length_c   5.417
_cell_angle_alpha   67.086
_cell_angle_beta   68.615
_cell_angle_gamma   65.868
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   123.090
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.253  0.584  0.413  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.747  0.416  0.587  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.568  0.928  0.755  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.432  0.072  0.245  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.915  0.248  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.085  0.752  0.909  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.577  0.275  0.424  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.423  0.725  0.576  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.944  0.574  0.716  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.056  0.426  0.284  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.251  0.882  0.105  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.749  0.118  0.895  1.0
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