Materials Data on Zn(GaS2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

ZnGa2S4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Zn2+ is bonded to four equivalent S2- atoms to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight GaS4 tetrahedra. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. There are two inequivalent Ga3+ sites. In the first Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four equivalent S2- atoms to form GaS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent GaS4 tetrahedra. All Ga–S bond lengths are 2.31 Å. In the second Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four equivalent S2- atoms to form GaS4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent ZnS4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent GaS4 tetrahedra. All Ga–S bond lengths are 2.31 Å. S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn2+ and two Ga3+ atoms.