The compound described by Li4MnCo3O8 is beta Polonium-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(4) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-6°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-5°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to three equivalent Li(2), one Mn(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi3MnCo2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mn(1), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi3Mn2Co octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4MnCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.943
_cell_length_b   6.666
_cell_length_c   7.753
_cell_angle_alpha   90.950
_cell_angle_beta   97.204
_cell_angle_gamma   102.531
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   147.123
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Li  Li0  1  0.252  0.876  0.126  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.252  0.377  0.626  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.748  0.623  0.374  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.748  0.124  0.874  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.002  0.753  0.752  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.998  0.247  0.248  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.622  0.802  0.927  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.624  0.299  0.428  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.125  0.552  0.176  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.151  0.054  0.683  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.849  0.946  0.317  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.875  0.448  0.824  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.376  0.701  0.572  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.378  0.198  0.073  1.0
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The compound described by Li4MnCo3O8 is beta Polonium-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(4) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-6°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-5°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to three equivalent Li(2), one Mn(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form OLi3MnCo2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form OLi3Co3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mn(1), and one Co(1) atom to form OLi3Mn2Co octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li3Co3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Mn2Co octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(2)Li3MnCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4MnCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.943
_cell_length_b   6.666
_cell_length_c   7.753
_cell_angle_alpha   90.950
_cell_angle_beta   97.204
_cell_angle_gamma   102.531
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   147.123
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  Li  Li0  1  0.252  0.876  0.126  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.252  0.377  0.626  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.748  0.623  0.374  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.748  0.124  0.874  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.002  0.753  0.752  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.998  0.247  0.248  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.622  0.802  0.927  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.624  0.299  0.428  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.125  0.552  0.176  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.151  0.054  0.683  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.849  0.946  0.317  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.875  0.448  0.824  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.376  0.701  0.572  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.378  0.198  0.073  1.0
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