The material structure described by LiCuSbO4 is Hausmannite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-67°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-68°. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-51°. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-52°. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-49°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(2) atom to form corner-sharing OLiCu2Sb tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Cu(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Cu(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiCu2Sb tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(2) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLiCu2Sb tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Cu(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Cu(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiCuSbO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.909
_cell_length_b   5.817
_cell_length_c   6.263
_cell_angle_alpha   62.399
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   319.913
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _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  0.801  0.640  0.725  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.301  0.360  0.275  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.231  0.989  0.005  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.731  0.011  0.995  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.501  0.839  0.821  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.500  0.342  0.820  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.001  0.161  0.179  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  1.000  0.658  0.180  1.0
  Sb  Sb8  1  0.232  0.689  0.619  1.0
  Sb  Sb9  1  0.732  0.311  0.381  1.0
  Sb  Sb10  1  0.504  0.832  0.336  1.0
  Sb  Sb11  1  0.004  0.168  0.664  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.122  0.842  0.311  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.622  0.158  0.689  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.422  0.997  0.007  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.922  0.003  0.993  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.131  0.860  0.788  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.133  0.347  0.790  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.631  0.140  0.212  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.633  0.653  0.210  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.360  0.547  0.908  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.860  0.453  0.092  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.597  0.671  0.658  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.097  0.329  0.342  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.364  0.546  0.454  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.363  0.997  0.455  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.864  0.454  0.546  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.863  0.003  0.545  1.0
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The material structure described by LiCuSbO4 is Hausmannite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-67°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-68°. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-51°. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-52°. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-49°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(2) atom to form corner-sharing OLiCu2Sb tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Cu(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Cu(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiCu2Sb tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(2), and one Sb(2) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLiCu2Sb tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Cu(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Cu(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiCuSbO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.909
_cell_length_b   5.817
_cell_length_c   6.263
_cell_angle_alpha   62.399
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   319.913
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _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  0.801  0.640  0.725  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.301  0.360  0.275  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.231  0.989  0.005  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.731  0.011  0.995  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.501  0.839  0.821  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.500  0.342  0.820  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.001  0.161  0.179  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  1.000  0.658  0.180  1.0
  Sb  Sb8  1  0.232  0.689  0.619  1.0
  Sb  Sb9  1  0.732  0.311  0.381  1.0
  Sb  Sb10  1  0.504  0.832  0.336  1.0
  Sb  Sb11  1  0.004  0.168  0.664  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.122  0.842  0.311  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.622  0.158  0.689  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.422  0.997  0.007  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.922  0.003  0.993  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.131  0.860  0.788  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.133  0.347  0.790  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.631  0.140  0.212  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.633  0.653  0.210  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.360  0.547  0.908  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.860  0.453  0.092  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.597  0.671  0.658  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.097  0.329  0.342  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.364  0.546  0.454  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.363  0.997  0.455  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.864  0.454  0.546  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.863  0.003  0.545  1.0
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