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MP-ID: mp-1026020 · Space group: P3m1 (#156)

Basic Information

Formula
Te2Mo3S4
MP-ID
mp-1026020
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
3.8774
g/cm³
Volume
287.48
ų
Cell a
3.3012
Å
Cell b
3.3012
Å
Cell c
30.4614
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P3m1
Point Group
3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 12)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
2.90 30.4614 100.0 (0,0,0,1)
5.80 15.2307 22.1 (0,0,0,2)
11.62 7.6154 7.5 (0,0,0,4)
14.54 6.0923 1.4 (0,0,0,5)
31.29 2.8589 2.8 (1,0,-1,0)
31.43 2.8464 1.7 (1,0,-1,1)
36.05 2.4911 1.4 (1,-1,0,6)
36.05 2.4911 2.8 (1,0,-1,6)
37.65 2.3894 5.0 (1,0,-1,7)
43.41 2.0846 1.1 (1,0,-1,10)
45.61 1.9891 2.7 (1,0,-1,11)
55.69 1.6506 1.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.67717
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-18.58679
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0694
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.7521
eV/atom
Volume/atom
31.94
ų
c/a Ratio
9.2275

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0004
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.444
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.556
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0609
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.8200
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.2540
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
14.682%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2217
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.556
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
3.520
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9656
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1026020
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Te2Mo3S4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1026020, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Te2Mo3S4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.30115244
_cell_length_b   3.30115244
_cell_length_c   30.46139800
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000879
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Te2Mo3S4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Te2 Mo3 S4'
_cell_volume   287.48261259
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Te  Te0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.51543400  1.0
  Te  Te1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.64122000  1.0
  Mo  Mo2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.11564500  1.0
  Mo  Mo3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.57836300  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.34695500  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.39717100  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.06540000  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.16590800  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.29674500  1.0
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