Materials Data on VAuS2 by Materials Project
VAuS2 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. V5+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing VS6 pentagonal pyramids. All V–S bond lengths are 2.35 Å. Au1- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent S2- atoms. Both Au–S bond lengths are 2.37 Å. S2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent V5+ and one Au1- atom.
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