DOI: 10.17188/1757379
title: Materials Data on La9Ni5S21 by Materials Project

description: La9Ni5S21 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eighteen inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.03 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.10 Å. In the third La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.86–3.10 Å. In the fourth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.86–3.11 Å. In the fifth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.03 Å. In the sixth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.09 Å. In the seventh La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.11 Å. In the eighth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.86–3.11 Å. In the ninth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.03 Å. In the tenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.10 Å. In the eleventh La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.08 Å. In the twelfth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.05 Å. In the thirteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.08 Å. In the fourteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.05 Å. In the fifteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.11 Å. In the sixteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.06 Å. In the seventeenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.10 Å. In the eighteenth La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of La–S bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.08 Å. There are ten inequivalent Ni3+ sites. In the first Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NiS4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.34 Å. In the second Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NiS5 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.15–3.10 Å. In the third Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NiS5 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.15–3.07 Å. In the fourth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NiS5 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.16–3.09 Å. In the fifth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to five S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NiS5 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.15–3.09 Å. In the sixth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NiS4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.15–2.34 Å. In the seventh Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form face-sharing NiS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.46 Å. In the eighth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form face-sharing NiS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.50 Å. In the ninth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form face-sharing NiS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.50 Å. In the tenth Ni3+ site, Ni3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form face-sharing NiS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ni–S bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.46 Å. There are forty-two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms. In the sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms. In the seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms to form distorted SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids. In the ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the tenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the eleventh S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the twelfth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms to form distorted SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids. In the thirteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms to form distorted SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids. In the fourteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the fifteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the sixteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms to form distorted SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids. In the seventeenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the eighteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the nineteenth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the twentieth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the twenty-first S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms to form distorted SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids. In the twenty-second S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the twenty-third S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and two Ni3+ atoms to form distorted SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, and faces with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids. In the twenty-fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded to four La3+ and one Ni3+ atom to form distorted SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids, a cornercorner with one SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramid, edges with four SLa4Ni trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SLa4Ni2 pentagonal pyramids. In the twenty-fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the twenty-sixth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the twenty-seventh S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the twenty-eighth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the twenty-ninth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the thirtieth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the thirty-first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the thirty-second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the thirty-third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the thirty-fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three La3+ and one Ni3+ atom. In the thirty-fifth S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three La3