| Crystal system | monoclinic | 
| Space group number | 12 | 
| Hermann-Mauguin | C2/m | 
| Hall | -C 2y | 
| Point group | 2/m | 
| Normalized formula | Co(MoS2)2 | 
| The number of formula units per unit cell | 2 | 
| The total number of atoms per unit cell | 14 | 
| The number of inequivalent sites per unit cell | 4 | 
| Structure search | MP | 
| a (Å) | 12.3992 | 
| b (Å) | 3.2139 | 
| c (Å) | 5.9356 | 
| α (deg.) | 90.000 | 
| β (deg.) | 114.953 | 
| γ (deg.) | 90.000 | 
| Volume (Å3) | 214.454 | 
| Density (g/cm3) | 5.870 | 
| DFT calculations (details) | |
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| Formation energy (vs. elemental phases) | -624.8 meV/atom | 
| Formation energy above hull |  | 
 
	   
	   
	      | Compounds with the same formula: Co(MoS2)2 | 1 entry found | 
| Compounds with the same elements: Co-Mo-S | 2 entries found | 
| Binary compounds in Co-Mo system | 7 entries found | 
| Binary compounds in Co-S system | 12 entries found | 
| Binary compounds in Mo-S system | No entries found | 
| DFT calculations (details) | |
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| Magnetic ordering | Ferromagnetic | 
| Total magnetic moment | 0.30 μB/cell | 
| Averaged magnetic moment | 0.02 μB/atom | 
| Magnetic polarization, Js = μ0Ms | 0.02 T (= 15.9 emu/cm3) | 
| LMTO-GF calculations (details) | |
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| Curie temperature, TC |  | 
| DFT calculations (details) | |
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| Magnetic easy axis |  | 
| Magnetic hardness parameter, κ |  | 
| index | species | w | x | y | z | m (μB) | Esoc100 (meV) | Esoc001 (meV) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Co | 2c | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.500000 | 0.13 | . | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 0.500000 | 0.500000 | 0.500000 | 0.13 | . | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 0.739237 | 0.000000 | 0.183693 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 0.760763 | 0.500000 | 0.816307 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 0.239237 | 0.500000 | 0.183693 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 0.260763 | 0.000000 | 0.816307 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 0.867765 | 0.500000 | 0.524000 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 0.901760 | 0.000000 | 0.071374 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 9 | S | 4i | 0.598240 | 0.500000 | 0.928626 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 10 | S | 4i | 0.632235 | 0.000000 | 0.476000 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 11 | S | 4i | 0.367765 | 0.000000 | 0.524000 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 12 | S | 4i | 0.401760 | 0.500000 | 0.071374 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 13 | S | 4i | 0.098240 | 0.000000 | 0.928626 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 14 | S | 4i | 0.132235 | 0.500000 | 0.476000 | 0.00 | . | . | 
 
         | site i | site j | distance (Å) | Jij (meV) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Co | 2c | 2 | Co | 2c | 6.40 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 3 | Mo | 4i | 2.98 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 4 | Mo | 4i | 4.21 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 5 | Mo | 4i | 4.21 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 6 | Mo | 4i | 2.98 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 7 | S | 4i | 2.34 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 8 | S | 4i | 2.31 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 9 | S | 4i | 4.96 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 10 | S | 4i | 4.50 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 11 | S | 4i | 4.50 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 12 | S | 4i | 4.96 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 13 | S | 4i | 2.31 | . | 
| 1 | Co | 2c | 14 | S | 4i | 2.34 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 3 | Mo | 4i | 4.21 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 4 | Mo | 4i | 2.98 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 5 | Mo | 4i | 2.98 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 6 | Mo | 4i | 4.21 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 7 | S | 4i | 4.50 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 8 | S | 4i | 4.96 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 9 | S | 4i | 2.31 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 10 | S | 4i | 2.34 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 11 | S | 4i | 2.34 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 12 | S | 4i | 2.31 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 13 | S | 4i | 4.96 | . | 
| 2 | Co | 2c | 14 | S | 4i | 4.50 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 4 | Mo | 4i | 2.81 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 5 | Mo | 4i | 6.40 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 6 | Mo | 4i | 5.39 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 7 | S | 4i | 2.55 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 8 | S | 4i | 2.37 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 9 | S | 4i | 2.39 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 2.59 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 4.62 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 4.26 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 4.77 | . | 
| 3 | Mo | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 4.71 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 5 | Mo | 4i | 5.39 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 6 | Mo | 4i | 6.40 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 7 | S | 4i | 2.59 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 8 | S | 4i | 2.39 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 9 | S | 4i | 2.37 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 2.55 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 4.71 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 4.77 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 4.26 | . | 
| 4 | Mo | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 4.62 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 6 | Mo | 4i | 2.81 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 7 | S | 4i | 4.62 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 8 | S | 4i | 4.26 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 9 | S | 4i | 4.77 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 4.71 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 2.55 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 2.37 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 2.39 | . | 
| 5 | Mo | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 2.59 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 7 | S | 4i | 4.71 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 8 | S | 4i | 4.77 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 9 | S | 4i | 4.26 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 4.62 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 2.59 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 2.39 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 2.37 | . | 
| 6 | Mo | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 2.55 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 8 | S | 4i | 3.31 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 9 | S | 4i | 3.70 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 3.24 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 6.40 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 5.24 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 3.28 | . | 
| 7 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 3.41 | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 9 | S | 4i | 3.84 | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 3.70 | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 5.24 | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 6.40 | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 2.90 | . | 
| 8 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 3.28 | . | 
| 9 | S | 4i | 10 | S | 4i | 3.31 | . | 
| 9 | S | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 3.28 | . | 
| 9 | S | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 2.90 | . | 
| 9 | S | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 6.40 | . | 
| 9 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 5.24 | . | 
| 10 | S | 4i | 11 | S | 4i | 3.41 | . | 
| 10 | S | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 3.28 | . | 
| 10 | S | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 5.24 | . | 
| 10 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 6.40 | . | 
| 11 | S | 4i | 12 | S | 4i | 3.31 | . | 
| 11 | S | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 3.70 | . | 
| 11 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 3.24 | . | 
| 12 | S | 4i | 13 | S | 4i | 3.84 | . | 
| 12 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 3.70 | . | 
| 13 | S | 4i | 14 | S | 4i | 3.31 | . | 
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| LMTO-GF calculations | 
 
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| References | Materials Project: mp-7923 |