Materials Data on Te2Mo(WS2)2 by Materials Project
MoTe2(WS2)2 is Molybdenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one MoTe2 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction and two WS2 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In the MoTe2 sheet, Mo6+ is bonded to six equivalent Te2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing MoTe6 pentagonal pyramids. All Mo–Te bond lengths are 2.70 Å. Te2- is bonded to three equivalent Mo6+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing TeMo3 cuboctahedra. In each WS2 sheet, W3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing WS6 pentagonal pyramids. All W–S bond lengths are 2.45 Å. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent W3+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent W3+ atoms.