1. National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research , Higashi 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki , 305-8565 , Japan;2. National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials , Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki , 305-0044 , Japan
Abstract:
Abstract Structural properties and interlayer interaction in mutually incommensurate (MX)xTX2-type ternary chalcogenides with layered composite crystal structure have been investigated on the basis of structure analysis including superspace group symmetry. It has been confirmed that charge transfer between substructures occur in (LaS)xTiS2 from the results of Ti K XANES spectra. The lattice stability and interlayer interaction in the (MX)xTX2 have been discussed with the use of bond-valence-sum (BVS) method by considering modulated structure analysis.