The material structure described by MgVCoS4 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imma space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form MgS4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form VS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent V(1), and one Co(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one V(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SMgVCo2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgVCoS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.177
_cell_length_b   7.126
_cell_length_c   7.125
_cell_angle_alpha   58.863
_cell_angle_beta   59.762
_cell_angle_gamma   59.765
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   254.460
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.875  0.875  0.875  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.125  0.125  0.125  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.500  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.752  0.729  0.729  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.260  0.280  0.701  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.260  0.701  0.280  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.710  0.271  0.271  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.740  0.299  0.720  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.290  0.729  0.729  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.248  0.271  0.271  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.740  0.720  0.299  1.0
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The material structure described by MgVCoS4 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imma space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form MgS4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form VS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent V(1), and one Co(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one V(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SMgVCo2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgVCoS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.177
_cell_length_b   7.126
_cell_length_c   7.125
_cell_angle_alpha   58.863
_cell_angle_beta   59.762
_cell_angle_gamma   59.765
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   254.460
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.875  0.875  0.875  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.125  0.125  0.125  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.500  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.752  0.729  0.729  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.260  0.280  0.701  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.260  0.701  0.280  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.710  0.271  0.271  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.740  0.299  0.720  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.290  0.729  0.729  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.248  0.271  0.271  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.740  0.720  0.299  1.0
[/CIF]
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