Materials Data on Ca(VS2)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ca(VS2)4 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent S2- atoms. All Ca–S bond lengths are 2.79 Å. There are two inequivalent V+3.50+ sites. In the first V+3.50+ site, V+3.50+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form edge-sharing VS6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.37 Å) and four longer (2.39 Å) V–S bond lengths. In the second V+3.50+ site, V+3.50+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form edge-sharing VS6 octahedra. All V–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ca2+ and three V+3.50+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent V+3.50+ atoms.