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MP-ID: mp-1008632 · Space group: P-3m1 (#164)

Basic Information

Formula
V2C
MP-ID
mp-1008632
Elements
2
Sites
3
Density
5.8393
g/cm³
Volume
32.39
ų
Cell a
2.8825
Å
Cell b
2.8825
Å
Cell c
4.5011
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-3m1
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
19.72 4.5011 6.5 (0,0,0,1)
35.98 2.4963 24.7 (1,0,-1,0)
35.98 2.4963 24.7 (1,-1,0,0)
35.98 2.4963 24.7 (0,1,-1,0)
40.06 2.2505 92.3 (0,0,0,2)
41.36 2.1831 58.5 (1,0,-1,1)
41.36 2.1831 100.0 (0,1,-1,1)
41.36 2.1831 58.5 (1,-1,0,-1)
41.36 2.1831 100.0 (1,-1,0,1)
41.36 2.1830 100.0 (1,0,-1,-1)
41.36 2.1830 58.5 (0,1,-1,-1)
54.93 1.6716 17.2 (1,0,-1,2)
54.93 1.6716 11.8 (0,1,-1,2)
54.93 1.6715 17.2 (1,-1,0,-2)
54.93 1.6715 11.8 (1,-1,0,2)
54.93 1.6715 11.7 (1,0,-1,-2)
54.93 1.6715 17.2 (0,1,-1,-2)
64.67 1.4413 28.4 (2,-1,-1,0)
64.67 1.4413 28.4 (1,1,-2,0)
64.67 1.4413 28.4 (1,-2,1,0)
73.67 1.2860 10.8 (0,1,-1,3)
73.67 1.2860 12.7 (1,0,-1,3)
73.67 1.2860 12.7 (1,-1,0,-3)
73.67 1.2860 10.8 (1,-1,0,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.53739
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-13.24619
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0018
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-13.2462
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.80
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5615

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
218.716
GPa
GVRH
99.627
GPa
Young's Modulus E
259.482
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.302
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.195
Vickers Hardness Est.
8.763
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
2.523
Lame λ
152.298
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
V · 0.667
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
2.5230
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3020
Debye Temperature
621.5
K
Sound Velocity
4,615.1
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3020

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1008632
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of V2C were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1008632, 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_V2C
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.88252812
_cell_length_b   2.88249635
_cell_length_c   4.50107601
_cell_angle_alpha   89.99839389
_cell_angle_beta   89.99912874
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00020317
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   V2C
_chemical_formula_sum   'V2 C1'
_cell_volume   32.38831893
_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
  V  V0  1  0.66668779  0.33335838  0.74483153  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.33331221  0.66664162  0.25516847  1.0
  C  C2  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
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