data_LiYNb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.02
_cell_length_b   5.02
_cell_length_c   5.02
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LiYNb3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li1 Y1 Nb3'
_cell_volume   126.78
_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  Li4  1  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Y  Y0  1  0.51  0.51  0.51  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.51  0.0  0.51  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.51  0.51  0.0  1.0
  Nb  Nb3  1  0.0  0.51  0.51  1.0

data_LiYNb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   R3m
_cell_length_a   7.1
_cell_length_b   7.1
_cell_length_c   8.7
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   120.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   160
_chemical_formula_structural   LiYNb3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li3 Y3 Nb9'
_cell_volume   380.33
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
  2  '-y, x-y, z'
  3  '-x+y, -x, z'
  4  '-y, -x, z'
  5  '-x+y, y, z'
  6  'x, x-y, z'
  7  'x+1/3, y+2/3, z+2/3'
  8  '-y+1/3, x-y+2/3, z+2/3'
  9  '-x+y+1/3, -x+2/3, z+2/3'
  10  '-y+1/3, -x+2/3, z+2/3'
  11  '-x+y+1/3, y+2/3, z+2/3'
  12  'x+1/3, x-y+2/3, z+2/3'
  13  'x+2/3, y+1/3, z+1/3'
  14  '-y+2/3, x-y+1/3, z+1/3'
  15  '-x+y+2/3, -x+1/3, z+1/3'
  16  '-y+2/3, -x+1/3, z+1/3'
  17  '-x+y+2/3, y+1/3, z+1/3'
  18  'x+2/3, x-y+1/3, z+1/3'
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  3  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Y  Y1  3  0.0  0.0  0.51  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  9  0.17  0.34  0.34  1.0

Li Y Nb Nb Nb
LiYNb3 is (Cubic) Perovskite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. Li(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Nb(1) atoms to form LiNb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Li(1)Nb12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Li(1)Nb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Y(1)Nb6 octahedra. There are a spread of Li(1)-Nb(1) bond distances ranging from 3.47-3.64 Å. Y(1) is bonded to six equivalent Nb(1) atoms to form YNb6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Y(1)Nb6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Nb12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. There are three shorter (2.45 Å) and three longer (2.57 Å) Y(1)-Nb(1) bond lengths. Nb(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent Li(1) and two equivalent Y(1) atoms.