The compound described by Zn(CuO2)2 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. There are six inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(7) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(6)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded to one O(10) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. In the fifth Cu site, Cu(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(9), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Cu site, Cu(6) is bonded to one O(6) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-61°. There are six inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(9) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-60°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(2) and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-61°. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(5) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-59°. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to one O(12) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-59°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Cu(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Cu(1) and one Zn(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Cu(2), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(4), two equivalent Cu(1), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to three equivalent Cu(2) and one Zn(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(6) and three equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Cu(3), two equivalent Cu(5), and one Zn(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Cu(3), two equivalent Cu(2), and one Zn(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to three equivalent Cu(5) and one Zn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(4) and three equivalent Cu(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(6), two equivalent Cu(5), and one Zn(5) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to three equivalent Cu(5) and one Zn(6) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Zn(CuO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.920
_cell_length_b   5.920
_cell_length_c   17.738
_cell_angle_alpha   59.963
_cell_angle_beta   59.963
_cell_angle_gamma   60.046
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   439.426
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
loop_
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  Zn  Zn0  1  0.120  0.120  0.047  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.121  0.121  0.379  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.500  0.500  0.334  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.123  0.123  0.711  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.501  0.501  0.999  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.877  0.877  0.623  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.499  0.499  0.167  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.500  1.000  0.167  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  1.000  0.500  0.167  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.500  0.999  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.500  0.500  0.667  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.878  0.878  0.289  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.500  0.500  0.834  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.999  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.500  1.000  0.834  1.0
  Cu  Cu16  1  1.000  0.500  0.834  1.0
  Cu  Cu17  1  0.876  0.876  0.957  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.254  0.254  0.093  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.256  0.256  0.244  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.254  0.714  0.093  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.714  0.254  0.093  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.253  0.253  0.426  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.283  0.749  0.240  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.259  0.259  0.575  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.749  0.283  0.240  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.745  0.745  0.088  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.253  0.715  0.426  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.715  0.253  0.426  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.749  0.749  0.240  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.263  0.263  0.754  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.289  0.739  0.578  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.739  0.289  0.578  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.258  0.258  0.908  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.746  0.746  0.421  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.263  0.714  0.754  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.714  0.263  0.754  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.739  0.739  0.578  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.276  0.750  0.908  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.750  0.276  0.908  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.739  0.739  0.761  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.749  0.749  0.908  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Zn(CuO2)2 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. There are six inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(7) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(6)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded to one O(10) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. In the fifth Cu site, Cu(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(9), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Cu site, Cu(6) is bonded to one O(6) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form CuO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-61°. There are six inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(9) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-60°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(2) and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-61°. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(5) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-59°. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to one O(12) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-59°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Cu(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Cu(1) and one Zn(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Cu(2), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(4), two equivalent Cu(1), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to three equivalent Cu(2) and one Zn(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(6) and three equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Cu(3), two equivalent Cu(5), and one Zn(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Cu(3), two equivalent Cu(2), and one Zn(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to three equivalent Cu(5) and one Zn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(4) and three equivalent Cu(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cu(6), two equivalent Cu(5), and one Zn(5) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to three equivalent Cu(5) and one Zn(6) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OZnCu3 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Zn(CuO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.920
_cell_length_b   5.920
_cell_length_c   17.738
_cell_angle_alpha   59.963
_cell_angle_beta   59.963
_cell_angle_gamma   60.046
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   439.426
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
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  Zn  Zn0  1  0.120  0.120  0.047  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.121  0.121  0.379  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.500  0.500  0.334  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.123  0.123  0.711  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.501  0.501  0.999  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.877  0.877  0.623  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.499  0.499  0.167  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.500  1.000  0.167  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  1.000  0.500  0.167  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.500  0.999  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.500  0.500  0.667  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.878  0.878  0.289  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.500  0.500  0.834  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.999  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.500  1.000  0.834  1.0
  Cu  Cu16  1  1.000  0.500  0.834  1.0
  Cu  Cu17  1  0.876  0.876  0.957  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.254  0.254  0.093  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.256  0.256  0.244  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.254  0.714  0.093  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.714  0.254  0.093  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.253  0.253  0.426  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.283  0.749  0.240  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.259  0.259  0.575  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.749  0.283  0.240  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.745  0.745  0.088  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.253  0.715  0.426  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.715  0.253  0.426  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.749  0.749  0.240  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.263  0.263  0.754  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.289  0.739  0.578  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.739  0.289  0.578  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.258  0.258  0.908  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.746  0.746  0.421  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.263  0.714  0.754  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.714  0.263  0.754  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.739  0.739  0.578  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.276  0.750  0.908  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.750  0.276  0.908  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.739  0.739  0.761  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.749  0.749  0.908  1.0
[/CIF]
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