The material described by V3O5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-58°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(2) and three equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V3O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.983
_cell_length_b   5.608
_cell_length_c   7.021
_cell_angle_alpha   70.259
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   116.374
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   162.805
_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
  O  O0  1  0.157  0.614  0.662  1.0
  O  O1  1  0.456  0.614  0.162  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.843  0.386  0.338  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.544  0.386  0.838  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.923  0.162  0.056  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.078  0.838  0.944  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.239  0.162  0.556  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.761  0.838  0.444  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.694  0.000  0.750  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.306  0.000  0.250  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.875  0.741  0.720  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.866  0.741  0.220  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.125  0.259  0.280  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.134  0.259  0.780  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.500  1.000  0.000  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material described by V3O5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-58°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(2) and three equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V3O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.983
_cell_length_b   5.608
_cell_length_c   7.021
_cell_angle_alpha   70.259
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   116.374
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   162.805
_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
  O  O0  1  0.157  0.614  0.662  1.0
  O  O1  1  0.456  0.614  0.162  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.843  0.386  0.338  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.544  0.386  0.838  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.923  0.162  0.056  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.078  0.838  0.944  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.239  0.162  0.556  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.761  0.838  0.444  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.694  0.000  0.750  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.306  0.000  0.250  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.875  0.741  0.720  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.866  0.741  0.220  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.125  0.259  0.280  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.134  0.259  0.780  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.500  1.000  0.000  1.0
[/CIF]
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