Materials Data on Nb2CuS4 by Materials Project

Nb2CuS4 crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one Nb2CuS4 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. there are two inequivalent Nb+3.50+ sites. In the first Nb+3.50+ site, Nb+3.50+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NbS6 pentagonal pyramids. There are three shorter (2.48 Å) and three longer (2.53 Å) Nb–S bond lengths. In the second Nb+3.50+ site, Nb+3.50+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NbS6 pentagonal pyramids. There are three shorter (2.47 Å) and three longer (2.51 Å) Nb–S bond lengths. Cu1+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four S2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.21 Å) and three longer (2.33 Å) Cu–S bond lengths. There are four inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Nb+3.50+ and one Cu1+ atom. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nb+3.50+ and three equivalent Cu1+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Nb+3.50+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Nb+3.50+ atoms.