ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 45, Number 3
JKCSEZ 45(3)
June 20, 2001 

The structure of the lithium zinc borate LiZnBO₃ has been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1(Z=2), with unit-cell parameters - a=5.0915(9)Å, b=5.059(1)Å, c=6.156(1)Å, V=120.6(1)ų , α=65.81(1)°, β=65.56(1)° and γ=59.77(1)°. The structure was determined from 704 unique reflections and refined to the final residuals R=0.039 and _wR=0.056. It is characterized by an association of BO₃ triangles and LiO₄ and ZnO₄ tetrahedra. The Li and Zn atoms are disordered around the average positions between Li1 and Li2 atoms or between Zn1 and Zn2 atoms. The disorder can be described by four half-occupied positions about Li1, Li2, Zn1 and Zn2 atoms.