CdSn
Traditional Materials TRAMP-ID: mp-1183726 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)
Basic Information
Formula
CdSn
MP-ID
mp-1183726
Elements
2
Sites
2
Density
7.6294
g/cm³
Volume
50.30
ų
Cell a
3.2683
Å
Cell b
3.2683
Å
Cell c
5.4380
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.61 | 2.8304 | 23.2 | (1,0,-1,0) |
| 31.61 | 2.8304 | 11.6 | (1,-1,0,0) |
| 32.94 | 2.7190 | 41.5 | (0,0,0,2) |
| 35.76 | 2.5107 | 100.0 | (1,0,-1,1) |
| 35.76 | 2.5107 | 50.0 | (1,-1,0,1) |
| 46.30 | 1.9608 | 16.1 | (1,0,-1,2) |
| 46.30 | 1.9608 | 8.1 | (1,-1,0,2) |
| 56.30 | 1.6341 | 8.9 | (1,1,-2,0) |
| 56.30 | 1.6341 | 17.9 | (2,-1,-1,0) |
| 60.67 | 1.5265 | 21.4 | (1,0,-1,3) |
| 60.67 | 1.5265 | 10.7 | (1,-1,0,3) |
| 66.01 | 1.4152 | 2.8 | (2,0,-2,0) |
| 66.01 | 1.4152 | 1.4 | (2,-2,0,0) |
| 66.79 | 1.4006 | 10.7 | (1,1,-2,2) |
| 66.79 | 1.4006 | 21.4 | (2,-1,-1,2) |
| 68.51 | 1.3696 | 14.9 | (2,0,-2,1) |
| 68.51 | 1.3696 | 7.5 | (2,-2,0,1) |
| 69.09 | 1.3595 | 4.8 | (0,0,0,4) |
| 75.78 | 1.2553 | 3.8 | (2,0,-2,2) |
| 75.78 | 1.2553 | 1.9 | (2,-2,0,2) |
| 77.97 | 1.2255 | 3.6 | (1,0,-1,4) |
| 77.97 | 1.2255 | 1.8 | (1,-1,0,4) |
| 87.44 | 1.1155 | 8.2 | (2,0,-2,3) |
| 87.44 | 1.1155 | 4.1 | (2,-2,0,3) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
0.16823
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-22.25736
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1682
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.2574
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.15
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6639
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
Elastic data not available
Feature Analysis
Composition Overview
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cd · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Traditional Material Features
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.512
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Cd · 0.500
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1183726
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of CdSn were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1183726, 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_CdSn
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 3.26825091
_cell_length_b 3.26825091
_cell_length_c 5.43798831
_cell_angle_alpha 90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 119.99996460
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural CdSn
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cd1 Sn1'
_cell_volume 50.30368936
_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
Cd Cd0 1 0.33333293 0.66666707 0.50000000 1.0
Sn Sn1 1 0.00000007 -0.00000007 0.00000000 1.0
