Materials Data on ZnS by Materials Project

Abstract

ZnS crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one sulfanide;zinc molecule and one ZnS sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In the ZnS sheet, there are ten inequivalent Zn2+ sites. In the first Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent S2- atoms. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.40 Å. In the second Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.38 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the third Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.39 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the fourth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.34 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the fifth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.34 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the sixth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.34 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the seventh Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.35 Å) and one longer (2.37 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the eighth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.35 Å) and one longer (2.36 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the ninth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.35 Å) and one longer (2.39 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. In the tenth Zn2+ site, Zn2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.35 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Zn–S bond lengths. There are eleven inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded to four equivalent Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Zn2+ atoms. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. All S–Zn bond lengths are 2.36 Å. In the seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the tenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the eleventh S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Zn2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra.