DOI: 10.17188/1654792
title: Materials Data on In10(Sn2S7)3 by Materials Project

description: In10(Sn2S7)3 is Orthorhombic Perovskite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twenty inequivalent In3+ sites. In the first In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.82 Å. In the second In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.80 Å. In the third In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent InS6 octahedra, edges with seven InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.83 Å. In the fourth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent InS6 octahedra, edges with seven InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.81 Å. In the fifth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with five InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.82 Å. In the sixth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with five InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.54–2.88 Å. In the seventh In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids, edges with six InS6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SnS5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.60–2.75 Å. In the eighth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with six InS6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SnS7 pentagonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.74 Å. In the ninth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–57°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.60–2.71 Å. In the tenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–62°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.49–3.16 Å. In the eleventh In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 7–61°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.49–3.13 Å. In the twelfth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with four InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids, edges with six InS6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SnS5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–62°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.72 Å. In the thirteenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with four InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids, edges with six InS6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SnS5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–61°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.63–2.73 Å. In the fourteenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.95 Å. In the fifteenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent InS6 octahedra, edges with seven InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.54–2.89 Å. In the sixteenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–57°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.64–2.76 Å. In the seventeenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with four InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with six InS6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SnS7 pentagonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–57°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.60–2.77 Å. In the eighteenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.66–2.70 Å. In the nineteenth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with three InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids, and edges with seven InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–8°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.60–2.76 Å. In the twentieth In3+ site, In3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with three InS6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids, and edges with seven InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. There are a spread of In–S bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.80 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Sn2+ sites. In the first Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three S2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.69 Å) and two longer (2.72 Å) Sn–S bond lengths. In the second Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three S2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.89 Å. In the third Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three S2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Sn–S bond lengths. In the fourth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three S2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.99 Å. In the fifth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form distorted SnS5 square pyramids that share corners with four InS6 octahedra, edges with three InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–72°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.76–3.06 Å. In the sixth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form SnS5 square pyramids that share corners with four InS6 octahedra, edges with three InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–72°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.04 Å. In the seventh Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form SnS5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent InS6 octahedra, edges with five InS6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent SnS5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–15°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.79–2.93 Å. In the eighth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four S2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.02 Å. In the ninth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four S2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.72–3.02 Å. In the tenth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six S2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.18 Å. In the eleventh Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six S2- atoms. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.10 Å. In the twelfth Sn2+ site, Sn2+ is bonded to seven S2- atoms to form distorted SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with eight InS6 octahedra, edges with four InS6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent SnS7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–71°. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.81–3.16 Å. There are forty-two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to six In3+ atoms to form SIn6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent SIn6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent SIn3Sn2 square pyramids. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded to six In3+ atoms to form SIn6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent SIn6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent SIn3Sn2 square pyramids. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded to four Sn2+ atoms to form distorted SSn4 trigonal pyramids that share a cornercorner with one SInSn3 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one SIn3Sn2 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent SSn4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Sn2+ atoms. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three In3+ atoms. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three In3+ atoms. In the seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded to three In3+ and two equivalent Sn2+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing SIn3Sn2 square pyramids. In the eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three In3+ and two equivalent Sn2+ atoms. In the ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four Sn2+ atoms. In the tenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Sn2+ atoms. In the eleventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three In3+ atoms. In the twelfth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three In3+ atoms. In the thirteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three In3+ atoms. In the fourteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three In3+ atoms. In the fifteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one In3+ and four Sn2+ atoms. In the sixteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one In3+ and four Sn2+ atoms. In the seventeenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to one In3+ and three Sn2+ atoms to form distorted SInSn3 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SIn6 octahedra, corners with four SIn3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent SInSn3 tetrahedra, a cornercorner with one SSn4 trigonal pyramid, and an edgeedge with one SIn3Sn2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 2°. In the eighteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to one In3+ and three Sn2+ atoms to form distorted SInSn3 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one SIn6 octahedra, corners with four SIn3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent SInSn3 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one SIn3Sn2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 2°. In the nineteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate