The crystal structure described by LiCo3P3O13 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(9), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted LiO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-61°. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(10), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 31°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-56°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(9), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(3) and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), and one P(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiCo3P3O13
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.104
_cell_length_b   7.218
_cell_length_c   10.558
_cell_angle_alpha   79.540
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   457.394
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
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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  0.750  0.361  0.135  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.250  0.639  0.865  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.250  0.633  0.191  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.750  0.367  0.809  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.250  0.232  0.454  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.750  0.768  0.546  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.250  0.781  0.465  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.750  0.219  0.535  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.250  0.265  0.777  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.750  0.735  0.223  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.750  0.701  0.878  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.250  0.299  0.122  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.750  0.648  0.742  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.549  0.276  0.447  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.250  0.197  0.650  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.537  0.805  0.901  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.750  0.346  0.638  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.750  0.134  0.903  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.250  0.654  0.362  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.037  0.195  0.099  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.250  0.989  0.402  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.750  0.011  0.598  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.058  0.391  0.806  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.250  0.866  0.097  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.558  0.609  0.194  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.750  0.493  0.956  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.750  0.803  0.350  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.463  0.195  0.099  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.951  0.276  0.447  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.451  0.724  0.553  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.442  0.391  0.806  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.250  0.352  0.258  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.750  0.917  0.110  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.250  0.083  0.890  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.942  0.609  0.194  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.963  0.805  0.901  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.049  0.724  0.553  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.250  0.507  0.044  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by LiCo3P3O13 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(9), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted LiO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-61°. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(10), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 31°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-56°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(9), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(3) and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(3), and one P(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiCo3P3O13
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.104
_cell_length_b   7.218
_cell_length_c   10.558
_cell_angle_alpha   79.540
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   457.394
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.750  0.361  0.135  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.250  0.639  0.865  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.250  0.633  0.191  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.750  0.367  0.809  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.250  0.232  0.454  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.750  0.768  0.546  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.250  0.781  0.465  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.750  0.219  0.535  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.250  0.265  0.777  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.750  0.735  0.223  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.750  0.701  0.878  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.250  0.299  0.122  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.750  0.648  0.742  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.549  0.276  0.447  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.250  0.197  0.650  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.537  0.805  0.901  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.750  0.346  0.638  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.750  0.134  0.903  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.250  0.654  0.362  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.037  0.195  0.099  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.250  0.989  0.402  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.750  0.011  0.598  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.058  0.391  0.806  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.250  0.866  0.097  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.558  0.609  0.194  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.750  0.493  0.956  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.750  0.803  0.350  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.463  0.195  0.099  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.951  0.276  0.447  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.451  0.724  0.553  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.442  0.391  0.806  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.250  0.352  0.258  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.750  0.917  0.110  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.250  0.083  0.890  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.942  0.609  0.194  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.963  0.805  0.901  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.049  0.724  0.553  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.250  0.507  0.044  1.0
[/CIF]
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