Basic Information
Formula
RuC
MP-ID
mp-10030
Elements
2
Sites
2
Density
9.3783
g/cm³
Volume
20.02
ų
Cell a
2.6828
Å
Cell b
2.9356
Å
Cell c
2.9356
Å
α Angle
120.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
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 12)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33.40 | 2.6828 | 34.3 | (1,0,-1,0) |
| 35.30 | 2.5423 | 100.0 | (0,1,-1,0) |
| 49.39 | 1.8454 | 91.3 | (1,1,-2,0) |
| 63.37 | 1.4678 | 7.5 | (0,1,-1,1) |
| 63.37 | 1.4678 | 15.0 | (0,2,-2,-1) |
| 70.16 | 1.3414 | 5.5 | (2,0,-2,0) |
| 73.55 | 1.2877 | 7.0 | (1,1,-2,1) |
| 73.55 | 1.2877 | 14.1 | (1,2,-3,-1) |
| 74.67 | 1.2712 | 7.3 | (0,2,-2,0) |
| 74.67 | 1.2712 | 3.7 | (0,2,-2,-2) |
| 81.05 | 1.1864 | 17.7 | (2,1,-3,0) |
| 84.31 | 1.1487 | 18.7 | (1,2,-3,0) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
0.64943
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-17.03646
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.6494
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.6021
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.01
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0942
Electronic Properties
Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
337.414
GPa
GVRH
77.299
GPa
Young's Modulus E
215.445
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.394
Pugh Ratio K/G
4.365
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
3.686
Lame λ
285.881
GPa
Feature Analysis
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ru · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.500
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.424
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Ru · 0.500
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10030
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of RuC were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10030, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_RuC
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 2.68282500
_cell_length_b 2.93559179
_cell_length_c 2.93559179
_cell_angle_alpha 119.99999518
_cell_angle_beta 90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural RuC
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ru1 C1'
_cell_volume 20.02231664
_cell_formula_units_Z 1
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
Ru Ru0 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1.0
C C1 1 0.50000000 0.66666700 0.33333300 1.0
