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MP-ID: mp-1045454 · Space group: P-1 (#2)

Basic Information

Formula
Zn(NiS2)2
MP-ID
mp-1045454
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
4.4473
g/cm³
Volume
232.29
ų
Cell a
6.8512
Å
Cell b
6.8512
Å
Cell c
6.9029
Å
α Angle
60.99
°
β Angle
60.36
°
γ Angle
60.50
°
Space Group
P-1
Point Group
-1
Crystal System
Triclinic
Bravais Lattice
aP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
15.58 5.6861 61.0 (0,0,1)
15.68 5.6510 61.9 (0,1,0)
18.26 4.8574 27.6 (0,1,1)
25.52 3.4899 10.9 (0,1,-1)
26.01 3.4255 12.9 (2,1,1)
30.35 2.9449 8.6 (0,1,2)
30.40 2.9403 8.2 (2,0,1)
30.45 2.9352 2.9 (2,1,2)
30.48 2.9331 5.4 (2,1,0)
30.51 2.9302 3.4 (0,2,1)
30.63 2.9184 5.3 (2,2,1)
31.47 2.8431 8.7 (0,0,2)
31.67 2.8255 8.1 (0,2,0)
31.87 2.8081 7.6 (2,0,0)
32.07 2.7908 7.1 (2,2,2)
36.66 2.4516 100.0 (2,0,2)
36.87 2.4377 98.2 (2,2,0)
37.01 2.4287 98.2 (0,2,2)
39.90 2.2593 1.7 (0,2,-1)
40.69 2.2176 1.6 (2,3,2)
41.25 2.1888 3.2 (2,-1,1)
41.25 2.1886 4.2 (2,1,3)
41.28 2.1869 3.9 (2,1,-1)
41.60 2.1707 3.2 (2,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.56288
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.75854
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1970
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.4711
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.59
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0075

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0041
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.1748
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.959%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3830
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-37.039
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1045454
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zn(NiS2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1045454, 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_Zn(NiS2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.85122400
_cell_length_b   6.85117847
_cell_length_c   6.90286186
_cell_angle_alpha   60.99298720
_cell_angle_beta   60.36166959
_cell_angle_gamma   60.49539442
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zn(NiS2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn2 Ni4 S8'
_cell_volume   232.28715408
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.24907100  0.71809500  0.78756700  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.24363600  0.28215700  0.75167200  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.26374200  0.26818500  0.20527700  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.29226500  0.73277700  0.23961200  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.73625800  0.73181500  0.79472300  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.75636400  0.71784300  0.24832800  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.70773500  0.26722300  0.76038800  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.75092900  0.28190500  0.21243300  1.0
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