DOE OSTI2020
CaMn2S5 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–S bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.08 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–S bond distances ranging from 2.86–3.07 Å. There are four inequivalent Mn4+ sites. In the first Mn4+ site, Mn4+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MnS5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–S bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.36 Å. In the second Mn4+ site, Mn4+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MnS5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–S bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.36 Å. In the third Mn4+ site, Mn4+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MnS5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–S bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.35 Å. In the fourth Mn4+ site, Mn4+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MnS5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mn–S bond distances ranging from 2.16–2.37 Å. There are ten inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Ca2+ and two Mn4+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing SCa2Mn2 tetrahedra. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Ca2+ and two Mn4+ atoms to form distorted corner-sharing SCa2Mn2 tetrahedra. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and three Mn4+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and three Mn4+ atoms. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and three Mn4+ atoms. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+ and three Mn4+ atoms. In the seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Mn4+ atom. In the eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Mn4+ atom. In the ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Mn4+ atom. In the tenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Mn4+ atom.