Materials Data on Ca(Mo3S4)2 by Materials Project

CaMo6S8 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–S bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.12 Å. There are three inequivalent Mo+2.33+ sites. In the first Mo+2.33+ site, Mo+2.33+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Mo–S bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.61 Å. In the second Mo+2.33+ site, Mo+2.33+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Mo–S bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.61 Å. In the third Mo+2.33+ site, Mo+2.33+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Mo–S bond distances ranging from 2.40–2.60 Å. There are four inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and four Mo+2.33+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and three Mo+2.33+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and four Mo+2.33+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and four Mo+2.33+ atoms.