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MP-ID: mp-1001835 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
LiB
MP-ID
mp-1001835
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
1.3678
g/cm³
Volume
43.10
ų
Cell a
4.0097
Å
Cell b
4.0097
Å
Cell c
3.0954
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
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
25.65 3.4727 100.0 (0,1,-1,0)
25.65 3.4727 100.0 (1,0,-1,0)
25.65 3.4724 100.0 (1,-1,0,0)
38.98 2.3107 29.3 (0,1,-1,1)
38.98 2.3107 29.3 (1,0,-1,1)
38.98 2.3106 29.3 (1,-1,0,1)
45.23 2.0050 74.1 (1,1,-2,0)
45.23 2.0049 74.1 (1,-2,1,0)
45.23 2.0049 74.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
52.72 1.7363 5.4 (0,2,-2,0)
52.72 1.7363 5.4 (2,0,-2,0)
52.72 1.7362 5.4 (2,-2,0,0)
59.75 1.5477 29.3 (0,0,0,2)
61.20 1.5144 7.9 (0,2,-2,1)
61.20 1.5144 7.9 (2,0,-2,1)
61.21 1.5143 7.9 (2,-2,0,1)
66.10 1.4137 4.9 (0,1,-1,2)
66.10 1.4137 4.9 (1,0,-1,2)
66.10 1.4136 4.9 (1,-1,0,2)
71.94 1.3126 2.0 (1,2,-3,0)
71.94 1.3126 2.0 (2,1,-3,0)
71.94 1.3125 2.0 (1,-3,2,0)
71.94 1.3125 2.0 (3,-1,-2,0)
71.94 1.3125 2.0 (2,-3,1,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.22469
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.09122
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.0912
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.78
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7720

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

KVRH
70.778
GPa
GVRH
45.849
GPa
Young's Modulus E
113.121
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.234
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.544
Vickers Hardness Est.
8.279
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
9.799
Lame λ
40.212
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Li · 0.500
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.500
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
9.7990
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2340
Debye Temperature
864.5
K
Sound Velocity
6,415.4
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2340

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1001835
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LiB were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1001835, 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_LiB
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.00969883
_cell_length_b   4.00970882
_cell_length_c   3.09538022
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99527813
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LiB
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li2 B2'
_cell_volume   43.10125210
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.33333436  0.66667237  0.25000000  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.66666564  0.33332763  0.75000000  1.0
  B  B2  1  0.99999519  0.00001213  0.25000000  1.0
  B  B3  1  0.00000481  0.99998787  0.75000000  1.0
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