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Be2Cr

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MP-ID: mp-30438 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Be2Cr
MP-ID
mp-30438
Elements
2
Sites
12
Density
4.0658
g/cm³
Volume
114.39
ų
Cell a
4.3134
Å
Cell b
4.3134
Å
Cell c
7.0995
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
23.82 3.7355 59.3 (1,0,-1,0)
23.82 3.7355 59.3 (0,1,-1,0)
23.82 3.7355 59.3 (1,-1,0,0)
25.09 3.5498 100.0 (0,0,0,2)
26.97 3.3058 21.4 (1,0,-1,1)
26.97 3.3058 64.2 (1,0,-1,-1)
26.97 3.3058 42.8 (1,-1,0,1)
34.87 2.5732 12.6 (1,0,-1,2)
34.87 2.5732 25.3 (0,1,-1,2)
34.87 2.5732 12.6 (1,0,-1,-2)
34.87 2.5732 12.6 (1,-1,0,2)
34.87 2.5732 12.6 (1,-1,0,-2)
41.89 2.1567 73.5 (1,1,-2,0)
41.89 2.1567 73.5 (2,-1,-1,0)
41.89 2.1567 73.5 (1,-2,1,0)
45.37 1.9991 42.2 (1,0,-1,3)
45.37 1.9991 42.2 (0,1,-1,3)
45.37 1.9991 84.5 (1,0,-1,-3)
45.37 1.9991 42.2 (1,-1,0,3)
45.37 1.9991 42.2 (1,-1,0,-3)
48.76 1.8678 12.5 (2,0,-2,0)
48.76 1.8678 12.5 (0,2,-2,0)
48.76 1.8677 12.5 (2,-2,0,0)
49.45 1.8432 27.5 (1,1,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.22045
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.93107
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.1796
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.53
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6459

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
182.568
GPa
GVRH
162.402
GPa
Young's Modulus E
375.781
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.157
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.124
Vickers Hardness Est.
31.257
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.013
Lame λ
74.300
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Be · 0.667
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.703
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Be · 0.667

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.0130
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.1570
Debye Temperature
975.1
K
Sound Velocity
6,946.3
m/s
Homogeneity
0.1570

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-30438
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Be2Cr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-30438, 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_Be2Cr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.31335148
_cell_length_b   4.31335078
_cell_length_c   7.09951696
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000444
_cell_angle_beta   89.99997648
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99944678
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Be2Cr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Be8 Cr4'
_cell_volume   114.39090100
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Be  Be0  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000046  1.0
  Be  Be1  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000411  1.0
  Be  Be2  1  0.83164331  0.66328162  0.25004963  1.0
  Be  Be3  1  0.16835952  0.83164148  0.74993769  1.0
  Be  Be4  1  0.66328596  0.83164448  0.74993869  1.0
  Be  Be5  1  0.33671738  0.16835569  0.25004863  1.0
  Be  Be6  1  0.83164031  0.16836069  0.25004963  1.0
  Be  Be7  1  0.16835552  0.33671404  0.74993769  1.0
  Cr  Cr8  1  0.33333500  0.66666600  0.06442068  1.0
  Cr  Cr9  1  0.66666600  0.33333400  0.56449818  1.0
  Cr  Cr10  1  0.66666600  0.33333400  0.93554738  1.0
  Cr  Cr11  1  0.33333400  0.66666600  0.43556716  1.0
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