The material described by V5CoO15 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted VO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-39°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-58°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 34-60°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(9), and two equivalent O(12) atoms to form distorted VO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 21-41°. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 32°. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(14), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 32°. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Co(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Co(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one V(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Co(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(5) and one Co(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one V(5) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one Co(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one V(5) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(3) and two equivalent V(4) atoms. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one V(5) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one Co(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a linear geometry to one V(1) and one V(5) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V5CoO15
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.865
_cell_length_b   9.865
_cell_length_c   9.405
_cell_angle_alpha   61.590
_cell_angle_beta   61.590
_cell_angle_gamma   55.724
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   637.482
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
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loop_
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  V  V0  1  0.031  0.002  0.655  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.179  0.226  0.230  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.320  0.279  0.638  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.467  0.483  0.693  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.517  0.533  0.307  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.721  0.680  0.362  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.147  0.541  0.347  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.459  0.853  0.653  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.774  0.821  0.770  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.998  0.969  0.345  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.036  0.640  0.982  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.360  0.964  0.018  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.367  0.082  0.123  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.068  0.093  0.402  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.138  0.021  0.133  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.232  0.302  0.312  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.816  0.082  0.309  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.918  0.184  0.691  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.064  0.413  0.098  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.120  0.632  0.111  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.435  0.091  0.587  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.564  0.302  0.815  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.698  0.436  0.185  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.909  0.565  0.413  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.260  0.225  0.846  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.364  0.488  0.280  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.446  0.398  0.552  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.602  0.554  0.448  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.512  0.636  0.720  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.775  0.740  0.154  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.131  0.422  0.567  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.252  0.576  0.793  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.424  0.748  0.207  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.578  0.869  0.433  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.918  0.633  0.877  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.069  0.748  0.363  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.252  0.931  0.637  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.698  0.768  0.688  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.979  0.862  0.867  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.907  0.932  0.598  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.587  0.936  0.902  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.368  0.880  0.889  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material described by V5CoO15 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted VO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-39°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-58°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 34-60°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(9), and two equivalent O(12) atoms to form distorted VO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 21-41°. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 32°. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(14), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one V(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 32°. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Co(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Co(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one V(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Co(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(5) and one Co(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one V(5) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one Co(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one V(5) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(3) and two equivalent V(4) atoms. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one V(5) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one Co(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a linear geometry to one V(1) and one V(5) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V5CoO15
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.865
_cell_length_b   9.865
_cell_length_c   9.405
_cell_angle_alpha   61.590
_cell_angle_beta   61.590
_cell_angle_gamma   55.724
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   637.482
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_fract_y
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  V  V0  1  0.031  0.002  0.655  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.179  0.226  0.230  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.320  0.279  0.638  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.467  0.483  0.693  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.517  0.533  0.307  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.721  0.680  0.362  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.147  0.541  0.347  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.459  0.853  0.653  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.774  0.821  0.770  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.998  0.969  0.345  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.036  0.640  0.982  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.360  0.964  0.018  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.367  0.082  0.123  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.068  0.093  0.402  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.138  0.021  0.133  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.232  0.302  0.312  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.816  0.082  0.309  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.918  0.184  0.691  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.064  0.413  0.098  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.120  0.632  0.111  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.435  0.091  0.587  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.564  0.302  0.815  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.698  0.436  0.185  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.909  0.565  0.413  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.260  0.225  0.846  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.364  0.488  0.280  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.446  0.398  0.552  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.602  0.554  0.448  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.512  0.636  0.720  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.775  0.740  0.154  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.131  0.422  0.567  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.252  0.576  0.793  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.424  0.748  0.207  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.578  0.869  0.433  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.918  0.633  0.877  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.069  0.748  0.363  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.252  0.931  0.637  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.698  0.768  0.688  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.979  0.862  0.867  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.907  0.932  0.598  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.587  0.936  0.902  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.368  0.880  0.889  1.0
[/CIF]
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