Materials Data on Mo3WS8 by Materials Project
WS2(MoS2)3 is Molybdenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of three MoS2 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction and one WS2 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In each MoS2 sheet, Mo+4.67+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing MoS6 pentagonal pyramids. All Mo–S bond lengths are 2.42 Å. S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mo+4.67+ atoms. In the WS2 sheet, W2+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing WS6 pentagonal pyramids. All W–S bond lengths are 2.42 Å. S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent W2+ atoms.