Crystal structure and properties of AHoCuS3 (A = Sr or Eu)

Abstract

The structures of complex sulfides AHoCuS₃ (A = Sr or Eu) have been determined by X-ray powder diffraction. The crystals of the compounds belong to the orthorhombic crystal system; they are isostructural (space group, Pnma; structure type Eu₂CuS₃). The unit cell parameters for SrHoCuS₃ and EuHoCuS₃ are a = 10.1487(1) Å, b = 3.9332(1) Å, c = 12.9524(2) Å and a = 10.1484(2) Å, b = 3.9195(1) Å, c = 12.8499(2) Å, respectively. The temperatures and enthalpies of phase transformations of complex sulfides AHoCuS₃ (A = Sr or Eu) have been determined.