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Basic Information

Formula
VAuS2
MP-ID
mp-11193
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
7.6626
g/cm³
Volume
135.24
ų
Cell a
3.2241
Å
Cell b
3.2241
Å
Cell c
15.0232
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
Yes
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
11.78 7.5116 96.8 (0,0,0,2)
23.69 3.7558 62.7 (0,0,0,4)
32.06 2.7922 86.6 (1,0,-1,0)
32.06 2.7921 43.3 (1,-1,0,0)
32.62 2.7451 2.8 (1,0,-1,1)
32.62 2.7451 5.5 (1,-1,0,1)
34.26 2.6172 100.0 (1,0,-1,2)
34.26 2.6172 50.0 (1,-1,0,2)
35.86 2.5039 24.2 (0,0,0,6)
36.86 2.4387 3.9 (1,0,-1,3)
36.86 2.4387 1.9 (1,-1,0,3)
40.25 2.2408 26.6 (1,0,-1,4)
40.25 2.2408 13.3 (1,-1,0,4)
44.29 2.0454 2.2 (1,0,-1,5)
44.29 2.0454 1.1 (1,-1,0,5)
48.48 1.8779 15.0 (0,0,0,8)
48.86 1.8641 73.0 (1,0,-1,6)
48.86 1.8641 36.5 (1,-1,0,6)
53.88 1.7016 1.2 (1,0,-1,7)
57.14 1.6121 13.8 (1,1,-2,0)
57.14 1.6121 13.8 (2,-1,-1,0)
57.14 1.6121 13.8 (1,-2,1,0)
58.56 1.5762 4.7 (1,1,-2,2)
58.56 1.5762 4.7 (2,-1,-1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.95572
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.11386
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-20.9995
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.91
ų
c/a Ratio
4.6597

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
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
104.417
GPa
GVRH
51.636
GPa
Young's Modulus E
132.987
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.288
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.022
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.506
Lame λ
69.993
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.4384
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.160%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4059
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-21.183
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-11193
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of VAuS2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-11193, 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_VAuS2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.22409121
_cell_length_b   3.22409076
_cell_length_c   15.02322989
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998260
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   VAuS2
_chemical_formula_sum   'V2 Au2 S4'
_cell_volume   135.24107052
_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  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.25000000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.75000000  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34475742  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.84475742  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.15524258  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.65524258  1.0
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