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MP-ID: mp-8736 · Space group: P-1 (#2)

Basic Information

Formula
Sr(Mo3S4)2
MP-ID
mp-8736
Elements
3
Sites
15
Density
5.2539
g/cm³
Volume
290.71
ų
Cell a
6.5465
Å
Cell b
6.6419
Å
Cell c
6.6887
Å
α Angle
89.58
°
β Angle
89.69
°
γ Angle
88.40
°
Space Group
P-1
Point Group
-1
Crystal System
Triclinic
Bravais Lattice
aP
Stability
Yes
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
13.24 6.6884 95.7 (0,0,1)
13.34 6.6391 92.5 (0,1,0)
13.53 6.5439 100.0 (1,0,0)
18.76 4.7291 20.8 (0,1,1)
18.77 4.7271 23.6 (1,1,0)
18.90 4.6949 18.6 (0,1,-1)
18.92 4.6896 24.7 (1,0,1)
19.02 4.6654 17.8 (1,0,-1)
19.31 4.5967 18.2 (1,-1,0)
22.94 3.8766 19.9 (1,1,1)
23.14 3.8442 6.2 (1,1,-1)
23.47 3.7908 6.2 (1,-1,-1)
23.50 3.7859 4.9 (1,-1,1)
29.83 2.9954 2.4 (0,1,2)
29.84 2.9944 2.4 (1,2,0)
29.94 2.9841 2.1 (1,0,2)
29.96 2.9821 1.9 (0,2,1)
30.01 2.9780 24.0 (0,1,-2)
30.07 2.9717 2.6 (1,0,-2)
30.11 2.9680 2.2 (2,1,0)
30.14 2.9649 2.8 (0,2,-1)
30.35 2.9451 3.4 (2,0,1)
30.48 2.9331 23.6 (2,0,-1)
30.54 2.9276 26.1 (1,-2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.03371
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-16.75703
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.7570
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.38
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0217

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
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 · 0.533
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.467
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8823
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.3355
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.0777
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
21.515%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4137
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.733
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
5.068
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8031
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8736
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sr(Mo3S4)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8736, 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_Sr(Mo3S4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.54651989
_cell_length_b   6.64188151
_cell_length_c   6.68867956
_cell_angle_alpha   89.57599036
_cell_angle_beta   89.69171961
_cell_angle_gamma   88.39600432
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sr(Mo3S4)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sr1 Mo6 S8'
_cell_volume   290.70606485
_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
  Sr  Sr0  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo1  1  0.41863773  0.23197993  0.56156201  1.0
  Mo  Mo2  1  0.76074589  0.43876044  0.57902977  1.0
  Mo  Mo3  1  0.23925411  0.56123956  0.42097023  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.43580985  0.58290506  0.76833841  1.0
  Mo  Mo5  1  0.56419015  0.41709494  0.23166159  1.0
  Mo  Mo6  1  0.58136227  0.76802007  0.43843799  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.87343383  0.61517346  0.26048280  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.12656617  0.38482654  0.73951720  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.26166571  0.87669855  0.62053269  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.73833429  0.12330145  0.37946731  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.74603860  0.75952440  0.75302286  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.25396140  0.24047560  0.24697714  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.61591319  0.26508544  0.87335146  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.38408681  0.73491456  0.12664854  1.0
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