Materials Data on Zn(CrS2)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Zn(CrS2)4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Cr+3.50+ sites. In the first Cr+3.50+ site, Cr+3.50+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent ZnS6 octahedra and edges with six equivalent CrS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 5°. All Cr–S bond lengths are 2.41 Å. In the second Cr+3.50+ site, Cr+3.50+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent ZnS6 octahedra and edges with six CrS6 octahedra. All Cr–S bond lengths are 2.38 Å. Zn2+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form ZnS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent CrS6 octahedra and edges with six equivalent CrS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 5°. All Zn–S bond lengths are 2.50 Å. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Cr+3.50+ and one Zn2+ atom. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Cr+3.50+ atoms.