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Y2Cr2C3

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MP-ID: mp-1025372 · Space group: C2/m (#12)

Basic Information

Formula
Y2Cr2C3
MP-ID
mp-1025372
Elements
3
Sites
7
Density
5.5974
g/cm³
Volume
94.29
ų
Cell a
3.3915
Å
Cell b
5.4798
Å
Cell c
5.5372
Å
α Angle
104.74
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
108.03
°
Space Group
C2/m
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
Stability
Yes
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
16.62 5.3354 3.3 (0,0,1)
20.80 4.2708 5.1 (0,1,-1)
27.46 3.2485 21.8 (0,1,1)
27.76 3.2132 15.4 (1,-1,0)
31.24 2.8630 1.1 (1,-1,1)
33.56 2.6703 45.4 (0,1,-2)
33.59 2.6677 10.1 (0,0,2)
33.77 2.6540 100.0 (1,-1,-1)
35.20 2.5494 18.8 (0,2,-1)
35.77 2.5105 29.9 (0,2,0)
38.33 2.3481 84.6 (1,-2,1)
42.13 2.1447 12.0 (1,0,-2)
42.33 2.1354 4.7 (0,2,-2)
42.41 2.1314 19.7 (0,1,2)
43.77 2.0684 5.6 (0,2,1)
44.50 2.0358 4.7 (1,-2,-1)
46.04 1.9713 8.8 (1,-1,-2)
51.38 1.7785 3.4 (0,0,3)
51.72 1.7676 1.1 (1,-3,1)
52.99 1.7281 15.4 (1,-3,0)
54.08 1.6957 18.8 (2,-1,0)
54.69 1.6784 1.4 (0,2,-3)
56.47 1.6295 9.6 (1,-2,-2)
56.56 1.6272 10.0 (0,3,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.28903
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.86292
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-14.7144
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.47
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6327

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.5051
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.015960
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
155.926
GPa
GVRH
68.605
GPa
Young's Modulus E
179.491
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.308
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.273
Vickers Hardness Est.
6.081
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.833
Lame λ
110.189
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
C · 0.429
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.571
Interstitial Fraction
0.429

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0790
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.9707
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2916
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
35.434%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5739
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.286
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-85.388
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9821
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
B
Score
0.470
Family
C-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
C · 0.429

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.8330
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3080
Debye Temperature
489.7
K
Sound Velocity
3,914.5
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3080

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1025372
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Y2Cr2C3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1025372, 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_Y2Cr2C3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.39146110
_cell_length_b   5.47979521
_cell_length_c   5.53719892
_cell_angle_alpha   104.73527638
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   108.02617520
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Y2Cr2C3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y2 Cr2 C3'
_cell_volume   94.28944064
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.39473392  0.78946784  0.68313931  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.60526608  0.21053216  0.31686069  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.15640864  0.31281929  0.88827654  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.84359136  0.68718071  0.11172346  1.0
  C  C4  1  0.71297694  0.42595288  0.77223451  1.0
  C  C5  1  0.28702306  0.57404712  0.22776549  1.0
  C  C6  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
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