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MP-ID: mp-1017532 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
VN
MP-ID
mp-1017532
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
6.1832
g/cm³
Volume
34.88
ų
Cell a
2.7543
Å
Cell b
2.7543
Å
Cell c
5.3097
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
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 13)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
33.76 2.6548 26.0 (0,0,0,2)
37.71 2.3853 26.9 (1,-1,0,0)
37.71 2.3853 53.7 (1,0,-1,0)
41.50 2.1758 2.6 (1,-1,0,1)
41.50 2.1758 5.2 (1,0,-1,1)
51.50 1.7743 100.0 (1,0,-1,2)
65.69 1.4214 1.2 (1,0,-1,3)
68.08 1.3772 23.3 (2,-1,-1,0)
71.01 1.3274 6.7 (0,0,0,4)
78.19 1.2225 8.7 (2,-1,-1,2)
78.19 1.2225 4.3 (1,1,-2,2)
80.54 1.1927 7.6 (2,0,-2,0)
83.31 1.1599 13.9 (1,0,-1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.24457
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.85373
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1080
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.7638
eV/atom
Volume/atom
8.72
ų
c/a Ratio
1.9278

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
323.541
GPa
GVRH
215.041
GPa
Young's Modulus E
528.119
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.228
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.505
Vickers Hardness Est.
25.707
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.565
Lame λ
180.180
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
V · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.500

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.762
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
V · 0.500

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.5650
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2280
Debye Temperature
944.3
K
Sound Velocity
6,530.6
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2280

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1017532
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of VN were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017532, 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_VN
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.75433022
_cell_length_b   2.75433022
_cell_length_c   5.30968200
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000519
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   VN
_chemical_formula_sum   'V2 N2'
_cell_volume   34.88439005
_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
  V  V0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  N  N2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.25000000  1.0
  N  N3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.75000000  1.0
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