The crystal structure described by VCoB3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent B(3), four equivalent B(1), and six equivalent B(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing VB12 cuboctahedra. Co(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent B(1) and five equivalent B(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Co(1), one B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent V(1), one B(1), and two equivalent B(2) atoms. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), five equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent B(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_VCoB3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.966
_cell_length_b   2.993
_cell_length_c   8.823
_cell_angle_alpha   99.764
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   77.175
_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
  V  V0  1  0.250  0.075  0.149  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.750  0.925  0.851  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.250  0.796  0.592  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.750  0.204  0.408  1.0
  B  B4  1  0.250  0.375  0.750  1.0
  B  B5  1  0.750  0.625  0.250  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.250  0.475  0.950  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.750  0.525  0.050  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.750  0.320  0.641  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.250  0.680  0.359  1.0
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The crystal structure described by VCoB3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent B(3), four equivalent B(1), and six equivalent B(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing VB12 cuboctahedra. Co(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent B(1) and five equivalent B(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Co(1), one B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent V(1), one B(1), and two equivalent B(2) atoms. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), five equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent B(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_VCoB3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.966
_cell_length_b   2.993
_cell_length_c   8.823
_cell_angle_alpha   99.764
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   77.175
_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
  V  V0  1  0.250  0.075  0.149  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.750  0.925  0.851  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.250  0.796  0.592  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.750  0.204  0.408  1.0
  B  B4  1  0.250  0.375  0.750  1.0
  B  B5  1  0.750  0.625  0.250  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.250  0.475  0.950  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.750  0.525  0.050  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.750  0.320  0.641  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.250  0.680  0.359  1.0
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