Table 1. Relative Energies for the Proposed Crystal Structures of Sn2SbS2I3 as Calculated Using DFT (optB86b-vdW) without the Inclusion of Temperature Effectsa.
| N (unit cell) | MX6 polyhedron | M2Ch2 chain | relative energy (eV/atom) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmcm (Olivier-Fourcade et al.)15 | 16 | Sb | -Sn- | 0 |
| Cmc21 (Kavanagh et al.)22 | 16 | Sb | -Sn- | –0.011 |
| Cmc21 | 16 | Sn | -Sn-Sb- | –0.063 |
| P21/c | 32 | Sn | -Sn-Sn-Sb-Sb- | –0.071 |
The experimental structure characterized by Olivier-Fourcade et al.15 has been set to 0 eV/atom.