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MP-ID: mp-1104242 · Space group: P6_3/m (#176)

Basic Information

Formula
K(MoSe)3
MP-ID
mp-1104242
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
5.6858
g/cm³
Volume
329.31
ų
Cell a
9.2005
Å
Cell b
9.2005
Å
Cell c
4.4922
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/m
Point Group
6/m
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.7405

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
11.10 7.9679 100.0 (1,0,-1,0)
22.32 3.9839 1.4 (2,0,-2,0)
27.76 3.2140 9.0 (2,-1,-1,1)
29.66 3.0116 8.3 (3,-1,-2,0)
29.66 3.0116 4.1 (2,1,-3,0)
29.98 2.9806 3.1 (2,0,-2,1)
33.75 2.6560 2.3 (3,0,-3,0)
35.90 2.5015 22.8 (3,-1,-2,1)
39.17 2.3001 3.7 (4,-2,-2,0)
39.41 2.2863 4.0 (3,0,-3,1)
40.15 2.2461 14.8 (0,0,0,2)
40.83 2.2099 5.3 (4,-1,-3,0)
40.83 2.2099 2.7 (3,1,-4,0)
41.78 2.1618 7.7 (1,0,-1,2)
44.24 2.0474 26.0 (4,-2,-2,1)
45.76 1.9829 23.4 (4,-1,-3,1)
49.89 1.8280 1.5 (5,-2,-3,0)
50.70 1.8005 5.3 (3,-1,-2,2)
53.42 1.7150 1.2 (3,0,-3,2)
54.17 1.6931 8.8 (5,-2,-3,1)
57.34 1.6070 1.6 (4,-2,-2,2)
58.60 1.5753 1.8 (4,-3,-1,2)
58.60 1.5753 3.5 (4,-1,-3,2)
61.77 1.5019 1.7 (5,0,-5,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.90676
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.21477
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-19.0047
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.52
ų
c/a Ratio
0.4883

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mo · 0.429
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.571
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0042
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.3493
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
24.512%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5667
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9141
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1104242
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of K(MoSe)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104242, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_K(MoSe)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.20051092
_cell_length_b   9.20051093
_cell_length_c   4.49214842
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000467
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   K(MoSe)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'K2 Mo6 Se6'
_cell_volume   329.31279067
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  K  K0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.25000000  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.75000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo2  1  0.14856960  0.17819872  0.25000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo3  1  0.02962912  0.85143040  0.25000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.82180128  0.97037088  0.25000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo5  1  0.17819872  0.02962912  0.75000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo6  1  0.97037088  0.14856960  0.75000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo7  1  0.85143040  0.82180128  0.75000000  1.0
  Se  Se8  1  0.35661712  0.06018403  0.25000000  1.0
  Se  Se9  1  0.93981597  0.29643209  0.25000000  1.0
  Se  Se10  1  0.70356791  0.64338288  0.25000000  1.0
  Se  Se11  1  0.29643209  0.35661712  0.75000000  1.0
  Se  Se12  1  0.06018403  0.70356791  0.75000000  1.0
  Se  Se13  1  0.64338288  0.93981597  0.75000000  1.0
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