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Cu2SnS3

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MP-ID: mp-10519 · Space group: Cc (#9)

Basic Information

Formula
Cu2SnS3
MP-ID
mp-10519
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
4.7386
g/cm³
Volume
239.69
ų
Cell a
6.6434
Å
Cell b
6.6407
Å
Cell c
6.6642
Å
α Angle
80.30
°
β Angle
70.31
°
γ Angle
59.99
°
Space Group
Cc
Point Group
m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
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
16.13 5.4948 5.3 (1,1,0)
18.04 4.9176 2.6 (1,0,1)
20.96 4.2393 6.0 (0,1,1)
24.49 3.6348 1.7 (1,1,-1)
28.28 3.1562 2.3 (1,0,2)
28.45 3.1373 52.5 (0,0,2)
28.48 3.1336 100.0 (1,-1,1)
28.54 3.1275 48.6 (2,1,0)
31.11 2.8751 1.5 (0,2,0)
31.44 2.8451 4.4 (2,0,1)
32.93 2.7200 11.6 (2,1,2)
33.06 2.7099 22.5 (1,2,-1)
36.96 2.4321 1.5 (1,1,-2)
39.51 2.2809 3.2 (2,2,-1)
41.85 2.1588 2.3 (1,3,0)
42.66 2.1196 1.4 (0,2,2)
42.72 2.1166 1.1 (2,3,0)
44.01 2.0577 1.2 (3,1,2)
44.14 2.0515 1.1 (3,2,0)
46.11 1.9685 1.2 (2,0,3)
47.29 1.9220 39.1 (1,-1,3)
47.41 1.9175 38.2 (3,0,1)
47.43 1.9167 18.7 (0,3,0)
47.46 1.9156 18.9 (2,1,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.40986
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.16684
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0005
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.1668
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.97
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0031

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
0.018
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
66.366
GPa
GVRH
27.459
GPa
Young's Modulus E
72.393
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.318
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.417
Vickers Hardness Est.
1.946
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.947
Lame λ
48.060
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.9470
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3180
Debye Temperature
295.7
K
Sound Velocity
2,695.1
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3180

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10519
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cu2SnS3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10519, 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_Cu2SnS3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.64335546
_cell_length_b   6.64068324
_cell_length_c   6.66416191
_cell_angle_alpha   80.29794568
_cell_angle_beta   70.31102935
_cell_angle_gamma   59.98668942
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cu2SnS3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cu4 Sn2 S6'
_cell_volume   239.69270829
_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
  Cu  Cu0  1  0.43930957  0.16435427  0.98857036  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.26452510  0.49453589  0.48785668  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.60366384  0.83564573  0.48857036  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.75906099  0.50546411  0.98785668  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  0.90836143  0.18531989  0.50364035  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.09368132  0.81468011  0.00364035  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.24156900  0.81867167  0.60367480  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.06023967  0.18132833  0.10367480  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.40646952  0.47913348  0.12261604  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.88560200  0.52086652  0.62261604  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.70041608  0.83128840  0.12264178  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.53170448  0.16871160  0.62264178  1.0
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