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Title: Materials Data on Ca6Sn5S16 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ca6Sn5S16 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to twelve S2- atoms to form CaS12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eight equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra, faces with five equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight SnS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–S bond distances ranging from 3.44–3.54 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S2- atoms. All Ca–S bond lengths are 3.35 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five S2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.74 Å) and four longer (3.05 Å) Ca–S bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Sn4+ sites. In the first Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form SnS6 octahedra that share corners with six SnS6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.48 Å) and four longer (2.50 Å) Sn–S bond lengths. In the second Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form SnS6 octahedra that share corners with six SnS6 octahedramore » and faces with four equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–11°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.55 Å. In the third Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing SnS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–25°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.72 Å. There are six inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Ca2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing SCa4Sn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 11°. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent Ca2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a linear geometry to four equivalent Ca2+ and two Sn4+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Sn4+ atoms. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ca2+ and one Sn4+ atom. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Other Number(s):
mp-866538
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; EDCBEE
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). LBNL Materials Project
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Collaborations:
MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Keywords:
crystal structure; Ca6Sn5S16; Ca-S-Sn
OSTI Identifier:
1311595
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17188/1311595

Citation Formats

The Materials Project. Materials Data on Ca6Sn5S16 by Materials Project. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.17188/1311595.
The Materials Project. Materials Data on Ca6Sn5S16 by Materials Project. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17188/1311595
The Materials Project. 2017. "Materials Data on Ca6Sn5S16 by Materials Project". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17188/1311595. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1311595. Pub date:Wed May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2017
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title = {Materials Data on Ca6Sn5S16 by Materials Project},
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abstractNote = {Ca6Sn5S16 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to twelve S2- atoms to form CaS12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eight equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra, faces with five equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight SnS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–S bond distances ranging from 3.44–3.54 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S2- atoms. All Ca–S bond lengths are 3.35 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five S2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.74 Å) and four longer (3.05 Å) Ca–S bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Sn4+ sites. In the first Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form SnS6 octahedra that share corners with six SnS6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.48 Å) and four longer (2.50 Å) Sn–S bond lengths. In the second Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form SnS6 octahedra that share corners with six SnS6 octahedra and faces with four equivalent CaS12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–11°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.55 Å. In the third Sn4+ site, Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing SnS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–25°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.72 Å. There are six inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Ca2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing SCa4Sn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 11°. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent Ca2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a linear geometry to four equivalent Ca2+ and two Sn4+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two Sn4+ atoms. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ca2+ and one Sn4+ atom. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms.},
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