Basic Information
Formula
Lu8Te
MP-ID
mp-11584
Elements
2
Sites
9
Density
9.8635
g/cm³
Volume
257.13
ų
Cell a
8.9627
Å
Cell b
8.9627
Å
Cell c
3.6962
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-62m
Point Group
-6m2
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)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.08 | 3.6962 | 2.3 | (0,0,0,1) |
| 26.71 | 3.3371 | 1.8 | (1,0,-1,1) |
| 30.47 | 2.9337 | 26.9 | (3,-1,-2,0) |
| 30.47 | 2.9337 | 13.4 | (1,2,-3,0) |
| 31.37 | 2.8514 | 100.0 | (2,-1,-1,1) |
| 33.48 | 2.6765 | 57.8 | (2,0,-2,1) |
| 34.67 | 2.5873 | 50.2 | (3,0,-3,0) |
| 34.67 | 2.5873 | 25.1 | (0,3,-3,0) |
| 39.21 | 2.2979 | 20.8 | (3,-1,-2,1) |
| 39.21 | 2.2979 | 4.2 | (1,-3,2,1) |
| 41.97 | 2.1528 | 5.7 | (4,-1,-3,0) |
| 41.97 | 2.1528 | 5.7 | (3,-4,1,0) |
| 42.66 | 2.1196 | 3.0 | (3,0,-3,1) |
| 47.45 | 1.9161 | 4.3 | (4,-2,-2,1) |
| 47.45 | 1.9161 | 8.5 | (2,2,-4,1) |
| 48.97 | 1.8602 | 3.7 | (4,-1,-3,1) |
| 48.97 | 1.8602 | 1.8 | (1,3,-4,1) |
| 49.31 | 1.8481 | 15.9 | (0,0,0,2) |
| 51.31 | 1.7807 | 1.6 | (5,-2,-3,0) |
| 51.31 | 1.7807 | 2.5 | (3,-5,2,0) |
| 53.32 | 1.7181 | 2.0 | (4,0,-4,1) |
| 53.32 | 1.7181 | 1.0 | (0,4,-4,1) |
| 54.15 | 1.6938 | 2.1 | (5,-1,-4,0) |
| 54.15 | 1.6938 | 1.1 | (1,4,-5,0) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
-0.32664
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.69517
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-37.0097
eV/atom
Volume/atom
28.57
ų
c/a Ratio
0.4124
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
49.878
GPa
GVRH
35.782
GPa
Young's Modulus E
86.630
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.211
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.394
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.021
Lame λ
26.023
GPa
Feature Analysis
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Lu · 0.889
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.111
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.613
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Lu · 0.889
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-11584
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of Lu8Te were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-11584, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Lu8Te
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 8.96265292
_cell_length_b 8.96265079
_cell_length_c 3.69614945
_cell_angle_alpha 90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 120.00000403
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural Lu8Te
_chemical_formula_sum 'Lu8 Te1'
_cell_volume 257.13026139
_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
Lu Lu0 1 0.72326539 0.72326339 0.00000000 1.0
Lu Lu1 1 0.00000000 0.27673761 -0.00000000 1.0
Lu Lu2 1 0.61111195 -0.00000000 0.50000000 1.0
Lu Lu3 1 0.38888705 0.38888805 0.50000000 1.0
Lu Lu4 1 0.00000000 0.61111295 0.50000000 1.0
Lu Lu5 1 0.33333200 0.66666600 0.00000000 1.0
Lu Lu6 1 0.66666800 0.33333400 0.00000000 1.0
Lu Lu7 1 0.27673461 0.99999900 0.00000000 1.0
Te Te8 1 0.00000000 0.99999900 0.50000000 1.0
