Materials Data on Re2Ni(MoS4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Re2Ni(MoS4)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mo4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted MoS6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent NiS4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent MoS6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent ReS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mo–S bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.61 Å. Re3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted ReS6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent NiS4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent ReS6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent MoS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Re–S bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.53 Å. Ni2+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form NiS4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent MoS6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent ReS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 62–66°. There are two shorter (2.23 Å) and two longer (2.26 Å) Ni–S bond lengths. There are four inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to one Mo4+, two equivalent Re3+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SRe2NiMo tetrahedra. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Mo4+, one Re3+, and one Ni2+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SReNiMo2 tetrahedra. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo4+ and two equivalent Re3+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mo4+ and one Re3+ atom.