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ZnS

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MP-ID: mp-9946 · Space group: P6_3mc (#186)

Basic Information

Formula
ZnS
MP-ID
mp-9946
Elements
2
Sites
12
Density
4.1402
g/cm³
Volume
234.57
ų
Cell a
3.8080
Å
Cell b
3.8080
Å
Cell c
18.6787
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3mc
Point Group
6mm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
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
27.46 3.2476 28.9 (1,0,-1,1)
27.46 3.2476 57.8 (1,-1,0,1)
28.68 3.1131 100.0 (0,0,0,6)
28.71 3.1096 50.0 (1,0,-1,2)
28.71 3.1096 100.0 (1,-1,0,2)
30.68 2.9143 50.9 (1,0,-1,3)
30.68 2.9143 25.5 (0,1,-1,3)
33.26 2.6938 7.9 (1,0,-1,4)
33.26 2.6938 15.8 (1,-1,0,4)
36.34 2.4723 4.1 (1,0,-1,5)
36.34 2.4723 8.2 (1,-1,0,5)
43.63 2.0744 22.8 (1,0,-1,7)
47.73 1.9056 61.0 (1,0,-1,8)
47.77 1.9040 40.3 (2,-1,-1,0)
47.77 1.9040 40.3 (1,1,-2,0)
47.77 1.9040 40.3 (1,-2,1,0)
52.07 1.7565 53.9 (1,0,-1,9)
55.98 1.6425 3.5 (2,0,-2,1)
55.98 1.6425 3.5 (2,-2,0,1)
55.98 1.6425 3.5 (0,2,-2,1)
56.63 1.6253 13.3 (1,0,-1,10)
56.63 1.6253 6.7 (0,1,-1,10)
56.67 1.6243 26.9 (2,-1,-1,6)
56.67 1.6243 53.8 (1,1,-2,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.96202
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-9.43434
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0007
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.4343
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.55
ų
c/a Ratio
4.9052

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
2.035
eV
Direct Gap
Yes
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
69.008
GPa
GVRH
33.915
GPa
Young's Modulus E
87.423
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.289
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.035
Vickers Hardness Est.
3.845
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.166
Lame λ
46.398
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zn · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.1660
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2890
Debye Temperature
352.8
K
Sound Velocity
3,192.4
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2890

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9946
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ZnS were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9946, 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_ZnS
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.80796266
_cell_length_b   3.80796110
_cell_length_c   18.67874373
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000472
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ZnS
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn6 S6'
_cell_volume   234.56513409
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
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  0.83326482  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.33326482  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.66686373  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.16686373  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.49994121  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.99994121  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.95811559  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.45811559  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.79170821  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.29170821  1.0
  S  S10  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.62510743  1.0
  S  S11  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.12510743  1.0
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