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MP-ID: mp-1 · Space group: Im-3m (#229)

Basic Information

Formula
Cs
MP-ID
mp-1
Elements
1
Sites
1
Density
1.8019
g/cm³
Volume
122.48
ų
Cell a
5.4187
Å
Cell b
5.4187
Å
Cell c
5.4187
Å
α Angle
109.47
°
β Angle
109.47
°
γ Angle
109.47
°
Space Group
Im-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cI
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.6802

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
20.07 4.4243 100.0 (1,0,0)
20.07 4.4243 20.0 (0,0,1)
28.53 3.1285 25.1 (1,1,-1)
35.13 2.5544 43.1 (2,0,-1)
35.13 2.5544 14.4 (1,0,-2)
40.79 2.2122 15.7 (2,0,0)
40.79 2.2122 3.1 (0,0,2)
45.86 1.9786 8.9 (2,1,-1)
45.86 1.9786 15.6 (2,-1,-2)
45.86 1.9786 2.2 (1,-1,2)
50.53 1.8062 3.3 (3,-1,-1)
50.53 1.8062 3.3 (1,1,1)
54.90 1.6722 2.6 (0,3,-1)
54.90 1.6722 23.5 (3,0,-2)
54.90 1.6722 5.2 (1,0,2)
59.06 1.5642 1.1 (2,2,-2)
59.06 1.5642 2.1 (2,-2,2)
63.03 1.4748 3.5 (3,1,-2)
63.03 1.4748 6.9 (3,0,0)
63.03 1.4748 5.2 (3,-2,1)
66.87 1.3991 2.9 (3,1,-1)
66.87 1.3991 4.4 (3,-1,-3)
66.87 1.3991 1.5 (1,-1,3)
70.61 1.3340 4.4 (4,-1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.01934
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-25.08911
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0193
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-25.0891
eV/atom
Volume/atom
122.48
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

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
1.974
GPa
GVRH
0.604
GPa
Young's Modulus E
-
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.361
Pugh Ratio K/G
3.268
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
9.289
Lame λ
1.571
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cs · 1.000
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.000
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
9.2890
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3610
Homogeneity
0.3610

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cs were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1, 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_Cs
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.41866063
_cell_length_b   5.41866088
_cell_length_c   5.41866011
_cell_angle_alpha   109.47122598
_cell_angle_beta   109.47122702
_cell_angle_gamma   109.47121343
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cs
_chemical_formula_sum   Cs1
_cell_volume   122.47682480
_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
  Cs  Cs0  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
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