The material structure described by Y(CoO2)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are eight inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(6) and two equivalent O(9) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), and one O(2) atom. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(12), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to two equivalent O(10), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted corner-sharing CoO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 82°. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(12), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Y(1), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom to form distorted OY2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Y(2), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(2), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(2), one Co(1), and one Co(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to two equivalent Y(1), one Co(1), and one Co(6) atom to form OY2Co2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Y(2), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form distorted OYCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)YCo3 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Y(1), one Co(1), one Co(6), and one Co(7) atom to form OYCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Y(1), one Co(1), and one Co(7) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to two equivalent Y(2), one Co(2), and one Co(8) atom to form distorted OY2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)YCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to two equivalent Y(1), one Co(3), and one Co(6) atom to form distorted OY2Co2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Y(2), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Y(2), one Co(4), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Y(CoO2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.740
_cell_length_b   6.171
_cell_length_c   15.119
_cell_angle_alpha   98.940
_cell_angle_beta   86.964
_cell_angle_gamma   114.946
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   479.633
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.335  0.669  0.456  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.965  0.985  0.123  1.0
  Y  Y2  1  0.665  0.331  0.544  1.0
  Y  Y3  1  0.035  0.015  0.877  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.319  0.179  0.339  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.681  0.821  0.661  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.815  0.163  0.334  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.185  0.837  0.666  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.592  0.329  0.165  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.408  0.671  0.835  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.845  0.640  0.321  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.155  0.360  0.679  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.893  0.443  0.411  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.161  0.091  0.737  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.533  0.791  0.071  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.339  0.090  0.219  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.706  0.715  0.541  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.166  0.437  0.900  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.839  0.909  0.263  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.107  0.557  0.589  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.467  0.209  0.929  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.294  0.285  0.459  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.661  0.910  0.781  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.834  0.563  0.100  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.163  0.868  0.377  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.511  0.492  0.671  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.865  0.168  0.007  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.724  0.009  0.435  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.145  0.657  0.760  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.347  0.305  0.092  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.855  0.343  0.240  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.276  0.991  0.565  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.653  0.695  0.908  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.489  0.508  0.329  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.837  0.132  0.623  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.135  0.832  0.993  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by Y(CoO2)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are eight inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(6) and two equivalent O(9) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), and one O(2) atom. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(12), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to two equivalent O(10), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing CoO6 octahedra. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted corner-sharing CoO5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 82°. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(12), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Y(1), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom to form distorted OY2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Y(2), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(2), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(2), one Co(1), and one Co(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to two equivalent Y(1), one Co(1), and one Co(6) atom to form OY2Co2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Y(2), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form distorted OYCo3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)YCo3 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Y(1), one Co(1), one Co(6), and one Co(7) atom to form OYCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Y(1), one Co(1), and one Co(7) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to two equivalent Y(2), one Co(2), and one Co(8) atom to form distorted OY2Co2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)YCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(9)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to two equivalent Y(1), one Co(3), and one Co(6) atom to form distorted OY2Co2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Y2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(10)Y2Co2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)YCo3 trigonal pyramid. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Y(2), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Y(2), one Co(4), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Y(CoO2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.740
_cell_length_b   6.171
_cell_length_c   15.119
_cell_angle_alpha   98.940
_cell_angle_beta   86.964
_cell_angle_gamma   114.946
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   479.633
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.335  0.669  0.456  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.965  0.985  0.123  1.0
  Y  Y2  1  0.665  0.331  0.544  1.0
  Y  Y3  1  0.035  0.015  0.877  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.319  0.179  0.339  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.681  0.821  0.661  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.815  0.163  0.334  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.185  0.837  0.666  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.592  0.329  0.165  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.408  0.671  0.835  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.845  0.640  0.321  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.155  0.360  0.679  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.893  0.443  0.411  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.161  0.091  0.737  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.533  0.791  0.071  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.339  0.090  0.219  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.706  0.715  0.541  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.166  0.437  0.900  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.839  0.909  0.263  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.107  0.557  0.589  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.467  0.209  0.929  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.294  0.285  0.459  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.661  0.910  0.781  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.834  0.563  0.100  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.163  0.868  0.377  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.511  0.492  0.671  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.865  0.168  0.007  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.724  0.009  0.435  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.145  0.657  0.760  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.347  0.305  0.092  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.855  0.343  0.240  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.276  0.991  0.565  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.653  0.695  0.908  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.489  0.508  0.329  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.837  0.132  0.623  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.135  0.832  0.993  1.0
[/CIF]
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