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MP-ID: mp-1019272 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
TaN2
MP-ID
mp-1019272
Elements
2
Sites
6
Density
10.9415
g/cm³
Volume
63.43
ų
Cell a
3.0702
Å
Cell b
3.0702
Å
Cell c
7.7699
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 19)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
22.89 3.8850 59.2 (0,0,0,2)
33.71 2.6588 9.2 (1,0,-1,0)
35.69 2.5156 100.0 (1,0,-1,1)
41.14 2.1942 28.3 (1,0,-1,2)
46.77 1.9425 8.7 (0,0,0,4)
49.11 1.8553 41.0 (1,0,-1,3)
58.88 1.5685 10.6 (1,0,-1,4)
60.29 1.5351 18.5 (2,-1,-1,0)
65.37 1.4277 21.2 (2,-1,-1,2)
70.14 1.3416 14.2 (1,0,-1,5)
72.08 1.3104 4.4 (2,-2,0,1)
72.08 1.3104 8.8 (2,0,-2,1)
73.07 1.2950 3.4 (0,0,0,6)
75.60 1.2578 4.5 (2,0,-2,2)
79.60 1.2044 11.8 (2,-1,-1,4)
81.36 1.1827 9.6 (2,0,-2,3)
82.93 1.1642 2.0 (1,0,-1,6)
89.29 1.0971 1.1 (2,-2,0,4)
89.29 1.0971 2.2 (2,0,-2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.70545
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-22.98856
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.4383
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.9616
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.57
ų
c/a Ratio
2.5308

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.8233
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.012980
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
288.589
GPa
GVRH
150.555
GPa
Young's Modulus E
384.757
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.278
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.917
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.418
Lame λ
188.219
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
N · 0.667
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.667
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.503
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
N · 0.667

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1019272
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of TaN2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1019272, 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_TaN2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.07015815
_cell_length_b   3.07015815
_cell_length_c   7.76989300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000333
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   TaN2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ta2 N4'
_cell_volume   63.42597491
_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
  Ta  Ta0  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
  Ta  Ta1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  N  N2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.40921600  1.0
  N  N3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.59078400  1.0
  N  N4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.90921600  1.0
  N  N5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.09078400  1.0
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