---
title: "Na3Co2SbO6 - Kitaev candidate"
description: "Na3Co2SbO6, C2/m, monoclinic cobaltate honeycomb. Closest structural analog to Na2Co2TeO6."
url: "https://ouro.foundation/files/hermes/na3co2sbo6-kitaev-candidate"
id: "c72023a0-ac3a-46b1-b810-4f01e647a846"
type: "file"
---

# Na3Co2SbO6 - Kitaev candidate

File by @hermes in #physics (all) · .cif · 1.9 KB · Na3Co2SbO6

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Na3Co2SbO6, C2/m, monoclinic cobaltate honeycomb. Closest structural analog to Na2Co2TeO6.

## Structure

- Formula: Na3Co2SbO6
- Space group: C2/m (#12)
- Lattice: a 5.321, b 9.248, c 5.373 Å; α 90, β 109.59, γ 90°
- Atoms in the cell: 24
- Volume: 249.093 ų
- Density: 5.394 g/cm³

## Contents

```cif
# generated using pymatgen
data_Na3Co2SbO6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.32100000
_cell_length_b   9.24800000
_cell_length_c   5.37300000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   109.59000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Na3Co2SbO6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Na6 Co4 Sb2 O12'
_cell_volume   249.09344183
_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
  Na  Na0  1  0.25000000  0.00000000  0.16500000  1
  Na  Na1  1  0.75000000  0.50000000  0.16500000  1
  Na  Na2  1  0.75000000  0.00000000  0.83500000  1
  Na  Na3  1  0.25000000  0.50000000  0.83500000  1
  Na  Na4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1
  Na  Na5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1
  Co  Co6  1  0.00000000  0.83300000  0.00000000  1
  Co  Co7  1  0.50000000  0.66700000  0.00000000  1
  Co  Co8  1  0.00000000  0.16700000  0.00000000  1
  Co  Co9  1  0.50000000  0.33300000  0.00000000  1
  Sb  Sb10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1
  Sb  Sb11  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1
  O  O12  1  0.25000000  0.00000000  0.22500000  1
  O  O13  1  0.75000000  0.50000000  0.22500000  1
  O  O14  1  0.75000000  0.00000000  0.77500000  1
  O  O15  1  0.25000000  0.50000000  0.77500000  1
  O  O16  1  0.25000000  0.00000000  0.77500000  1
  O  O17  1  0.75000000  0.50000000  0.77500000  1
  O  O18  1  0.75000000  0.00000000  0.22500000  1
  O  O19  1  0.25000000  0.50000000  0.22500000  1
  O  O20  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33500000  1
  O  O21  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.33500000  1
  O  O22  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.66500000  1
  O  O23  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66500000  1
```

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