The material structure described by Li9Co9O17 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are nine inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(17), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 5°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(13), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(9)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-14°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-10°. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(17), one O(2), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(6)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(15), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-8°. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(8)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-12°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(6)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-14°. In the ninth Li site, Li(9) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. There are nine inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(9)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(17), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(13), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-12°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(13), one O(16), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-14°. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(15), one O(17), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the ninth Co site, Co(9) is bonded to one O(13), one O(17), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form CoO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. There are seventeen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(8), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-13°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(5), one Li(9), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(6), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-12°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(6), one Li(9), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(7), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(7), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-9°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(8), one Co(3), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-9°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(8), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(6) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(4), one Li(6), one Li(9), one Co(4), one Co(7), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-10°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(9), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Co(4), one Co(6), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-3°. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(6), one Li(8), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(4), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Co(2), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-12°. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Li(8), one Co(3), one Co(7), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
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  Co  Co10  1  0.561  0.229  0.550  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.112  0.443  0.112  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.663  0.665  0.663  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.220  0.889  0.221  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.796  0.112  0.779  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.333  0.341  0.338  1.0
  Co  Co16  1  0.888  0.554  0.887  1.0
  Co  Co17  1  0.447  0.772  0.438  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.562  0.451  0.786  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.123  0.706  0.353  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.670  0.905  0.904  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.991  0.744  0.758  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.251  0.150  0.474  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.544  0.989  0.332  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.793  0.366  0.019  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.118  0.191  0.872  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.340  0.590  0.582  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.660  0.434  0.424  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.898  0.807  0.128  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.211  0.635  0.980  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.764  0.865  0.536  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.009  0.249  0.244  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.325  0.077  0.091  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.854  0.293  0.639  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.427  0.517  0.194  1.0
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The material structure described by Li9Co9O17 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are nine inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(17), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 5°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(13), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(9)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-14°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-10°. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(17), one O(2), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(6)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(15), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-8°. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(8)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-12°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Co(6)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-14°. In the ninth Li site, Li(9) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. There are nine inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(9)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(17), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(13), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-12°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(13), one O(16), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(8)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-14°. In the seventh Co site, Co(7) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(15), one O(17), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(9)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. In the eighth Co site, Co(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(7)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-11°. In the ninth Co site, Co(9) is bonded to one O(13), one O(17), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form CoO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(6)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(7)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. There are seventeen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(8), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-13°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(5), one Li(9), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(6), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-12°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(6), one Li(9), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(7), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(7), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-9°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(8), one Co(3), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-9°. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Li(8), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(6) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-14°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(4), one Li(6), one Li(9), one Co(4), one Co(7), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-10°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Li(9), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(6), one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(5), one Li(7), one Co(4), one Co(6), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-3°. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(6), one Li(8), one Co(1), one Co(5), and one Co(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-13°. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(4), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Co(2), one Co(6), and one Co(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-12°. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Li(8), one Co(3), one Co(7), and one Co(9) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OLi3Co3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-4°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li9Co9O17
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.625
_cell_length_b   7.739
_cell_length_c   7.807
_cell_angle_alpha   115.023
_cell_angle_beta   85.680
_cell_angle_gamma   114.790
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   326.740
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Li  Li0  1  0.556  0.721  0.056  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.080  0.934  0.599  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.667  0.169  0.167  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.229  0.389  0.725  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.778  0.614  0.277  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.327  0.812  0.844  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.884  0.054  0.386  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.453  0.299  0.964  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.002  0.502  0.499  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  1.000  0.001  0.999  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.561  0.229  0.550  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.112  0.443  0.112  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.663  0.665  0.663  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.220  0.889  0.221  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.796  0.112  0.779  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.333  0.341  0.338  1.0
  Co  Co16  1  0.888  0.554  0.887  1.0
  Co  Co17  1  0.447  0.772  0.438  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.562  0.451  0.786  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.123  0.706  0.353  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.670  0.905  0.904  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.991  0.744  0.758  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.251  0.150  0.474  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.544  0.989  0.332  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.793  0.366  0.019  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.118  0.191  0.872  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.340  0.590  0.582  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.660  0.434  0.424  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.898  0.807  0.128  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.211  0.635  0.980  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.764  0.865  0.536  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.009  0.249  0.244  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.325  0.077  0.091  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.854  0.293  0.639  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.427  0.517  0.194  1.0
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