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MP-ID: mp-1024056 · Space group: P2/m (#10)

Basic Information

Formula
Fe2SiS4
MP-ID
mp-1024056
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
4.0329
g/cm³
Volume
441.45
ų
Cell a
6.7244
Å
Cell b
5.4976
Å
Cell c
11.9420
Å
α Angle
89.51
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P2/m
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

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
7.40 11.9416 2.6 (0,0,1)
14.84 5.9708 3.9 (0,0,2)
15.12 5.8593 6.8 (1,0,1)
16.12 5.4973 71.6 (0,1,0)
17.70 5.0100 8.2 (0,1,1)
17.82 4.9774 9.7 (0,1,-1)
20.87 4.2561 9.8 (1,1,0)
21.88 4.0617 6.6 (0,1,2)
22.22 4.0006 13.4 (1,1,-1)
25.62 3.4767 4.9 (1,1,2)
25.79 3.4549 5.9 (1,1,-2)
26.01 3.4254 5.1 (1,0,3)
26.51 3.3622 2.6 (2,0,0)
27.55 3.2374 2.8 (0,1,3)
27.78 3.2110 3.7 (0,1,-3)
29.93 2.9854 2.5 (0,0,4)
30.51 2.9296 5.5 (2,0,2)
30.65 2.9169 8.9 (1,1,3)
30.86 2.8976 7.5 (1,1,-3)
31.18 2.8683 7.9 (2,1,0)
32.06 2.7918 3.3 (2,1,1)
32.13 2.7861 2.7 (2,1,-1)
34.30 2.6141 48.0 (0,1,-4)
34.63 2.5900 100.0 (2,1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.58131
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.14059
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2847
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.8532
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.77
ų
c/a Ratio
1.7759

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
7.2589
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
8
Magnetization/Volume
0.016440
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.143
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2467
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.214%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3603
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.286
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-31.575
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1024056
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Fe2SiS4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1024056, 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_Fe2SiS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.72438300
_cell_length_b   5.49754700
_cell_length_c   11.94200767
_cell_angle_alpha   89.50666614
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Fe2SiS4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Fe8 Si4 S16'
_cell_volume   441.45113668
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Fe  Fe0  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.26038200  0.50025400  0.74085000  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.73961800  0.50025400  0.74085000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.26038200  0.49974600  0.25915000  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.73961800  0.49974600  0.25915000  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.50000000  0.09268800  0.82750200  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.00000000  0.91606600  0.66397600  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.00000000  0.08393400  0.33602400  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.50000000  0.90731200  0.17249800  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.25647100  0.28230600  0.90829000  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.74352900  0.28230600  0.90829000  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.50000000  0.70032400  0.83501700  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.00000000  0.71675300  0.82218200  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.50000000  0.24589800  0.66204800  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.00000000  0.31327500  0.66529900  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.24856100  0.74927700  0.58035800  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.75143900  0.74927700  0.58035800  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.24856100  0.25072300  0.41964200  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.75143900  0.25072300  0.41964200  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.00000000  0.68672500  0.33470100  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.50000000  0.75410200  0.33795200  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.00000000  0.28324700  0.17781800  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.50000000  0.29967600  0.16498300  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.25647100  0.71769400  0.09171000  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.74352900  0.71769400  0.09171000  1.0
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