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MP-ID: mp-637614 · Space group: P3m1 (#156)

Basic Information

Formula
Zn3(InS3)2
MP-ID
mp-637614
Elements
3
Sites
11
Density
4.1361
g/cm³
Volume
248.22
ų
Cell a
3.9062
Å
Cell b
3.9062
Å
Cell c
18.7841
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
4.70 18.7841 21.4 (0,0,0,1)
9.42 9.3920 3.2 (0,0,0,2)
14.14 6.2614 19.0 (0,0,0,3)
23.68 3.7568 56.3 (0,0,0,5)
26.35 3.3829 18.2 (1,0,-1,0)
26.78 3.3293 36.8 (1,0,-1,1)
28.04 3.1827 100.0 (1,0,-1,2)
30.02 2.9763 5.2 (1,-1,0,3)
30.02 2.9763 10.5 (1,0,-1,3)
32.62 2.7448 35.9 (1,0,-1,4)
33.39 2.6834 3.9 (0,0,0,7)
35.72 2.5139 15.0 (1,0,-1,5)
38.33 2.3480 2.2 (0,0,0,8)
39.21 2.2977 6.4 (1,-1,0,6)
39.21 2.2977 12.8 (1,0,-1,6)
43.02 2.1023 14.5 (1,-1,0,7)
43.02 2.1023 29.0 (1,0,-1,7)
46.50 1.9531 41.3 (2,-1,-1,0)
46.50 1.9531 20.7 (1,1,-2,0)
47.11 1.9289 4.3 (1,0,-1,8)
48.46 1.8784 2.2 (0,0,0,10)
48.85 1.8645 3.2 (2,-1,-1,3)
48.85 1.8645 1.6 (1,1,-2,3)
51.45 1.7763 35.6 (1,0,-1,9)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.79144
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-11.70900
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0717
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.7187
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.57
ų
c/a Ratio
4.8088

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0014
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
53.459
GPa
GVRH
22.686
GPa
Young's Modulus E
59.624
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.314
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.356
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.367
Lame λ
38.335
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.545
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.455
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9949
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.2718
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0747
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
19.952%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4393
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.091
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-52.998
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9056
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-637614
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zn3(InS3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-637614, 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_Zn3(InS3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.90620049
_cell_length_b   3.90620049
_cell_length_c   18.78408800
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000833
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zn3(InS3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn3 In2 S6'
_cell_volume   248.21599853
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.79773900  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.62630900  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.22437800  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.42161000  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.04797100  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.83499700  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.66079800  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.18143100  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.34398000  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.99310400  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.49208300  1.0
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