CoVO3 is Ilmenite structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form distorted edge-sharing OV2Co2 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form distorted edge-sharing OV2Co2 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom.
CoVO3 is Ilmenite structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. The V(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The V(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.83 Å. The V(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.14 Å. The V(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. The V(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.92 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. The V(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. The V(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.98 Å. The V(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.14 Å. The V(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.83 Å. The V(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.93 Å. The V(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.02 Å. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. The Co(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Co(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Co(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.26 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-61°. The Co(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Co(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Co(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Co(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Co(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Co(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.01 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form distorted edge-sharing OV2Co2 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form distorted edge-sharing OV2Co2 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom.