KHoS2 is Caswellsilverite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form distorted KS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ho(1)S6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Ho(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 11°. Ho(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form HoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent K(1)S6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Ho(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 11°. S(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and three equivalent Ho(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SK3Ho3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.
KHoS2 is Caswellsilverite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form distorted KS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ho(1)S6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Ho(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 11°. All K(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 3.18 Å. Ho(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form HoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent K(1)S6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Ho(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 11°. All Ho(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. S(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and three equivalent Ho(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SK3Ho3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.