Materials Data on TlCu7S4 by Materials Project
TlCu7S4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/n space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent S2- atoms. Both Cu–S bond lengths are 2.19 Å. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four S2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–S bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.78 Å. In the third Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three S2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.35 Å) and one longer (2.36 Å) Cu–S bond lengths. In the fourth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three S2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–S bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.37 Å. There are two inequivalent Tl1+ sites. In the first Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are four shorter (3.30 Å) and four longer (3.33 Å) Tl–S bond lengths. In the second Tl1+ site, Tl1+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight S2- atoms. All Tl–S bond lengths are 3.33 Å. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Cu1+ and two Tl1+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Cu1+ and two Tl1+ atoms.