Materials Data on Nb(Mo3S4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Nb(Mo3S4)2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nb2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.54 Å) and six longer (2.86 Å) Nb–S bond lengths. Mo+2.33+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoS5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mo–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.58 Å. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Nb2+ and three equivalent Mo+2.33+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Nb2+ and four equivalent Mo+2.33+ atoms.