The compound described by LiNb(TeO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2 space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Nb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. Nb(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 39°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Nb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-57°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Nb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 45°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-53°. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Nb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Te(1) and one Te(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(2), and one Te(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiNb(TeO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.676
_cell_length_b   4.969
_cell_length_c   5.236
_cell_angle_alpha   89.645
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   225.687
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Li  Li0  1  0.724  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.110  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te2  1  0.417  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te3  1  0.920  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.606  0.500  0.500  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.262  0.258  0.122  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.582  0.285  0.183  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.919  0.195  0.185  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.443  0.708  0.314  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.073  0.788  0.319  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.751  0.757  0.357  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.751  0.243  0.643  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.073  0.212  0.681  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.443  0.292  0.686  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.919  0.805  0.815  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.582  0.715  0.817  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.262  0.742  0.878  1.0
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The compound described by LiNb(TeO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2 space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Nb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. Nb(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form NbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 39°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Nb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-57°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Nb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 45°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-53°. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Nb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Te(1) and one Te(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(2), and one Te(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiNb(TeO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.676
_cell_length_b   4.969
_cell_length_c   5.236
_cell_angle_alpha   89.645
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   225.687
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Li  Li0  1  0.724  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.110  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te2  1  0.417  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te3  1  0.920  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.606  0.500  0.500  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.262  0.258  0.122  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.582  0.285  0.183  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.919  0.195  0.185  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.443  0.708  0.314  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.073  0.788  0.319  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.751  0.757  0.357  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.751  0.243  0.643  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.073  0.212  0.681  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.443  0.292  0.686  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.919  0.805  0.815  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.582  0.715  0.817  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.262  0.742  0.878  1.0
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