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MP-ID: mp-30974 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
CsWCl6
MP-ID
mp-30974
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.6994
g/cm³
Volume
475.32
ų
Cell a
6.8664
Å
Cell b
6.8670
Å
Cell c
12.4522
Å
α Angle
79.07
°
β Angle
79.07
°
γ Angle
55.98
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
-

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
14.57 6.0808 23.4 (0,0,2)
14.96 5.9218 22.3 (1,1,0)
15.65 5.6619 9.2 (0,1,0)
15.65 5.6614 9.2 (1,0,0)
16.58 5.3473 29.2 (0,1,1)
16.58 5.3469 29.2 (1,0,1)
17.95 4.9424 88.0 (0,1,-1)
17.95 4.9420 88.1 (1,0,-1)
18.53 4.7875 100.0 (1,1,2)
20.30 4.3738 4.9 (0,1,2)
20.31 4.3736 4.9 (1,0,2)
22.53 3.9465 3.3 (0,1,-2)
22.53 3.9464 3.3 (1,0,-2)
23.11 3.8492 61.2 (1,1,-2)
25.68 3.4690 34.4 (0,1,3)
25.68 3.4689 34.3 (1,0,3)
26.14 3.4093 26.8 (1,2,1)
26.14 3.4090 26.8 (2,1,1)
26.47 3.3668 2.1 (1,2,0)
26.48 3.3665 2.1 (2,1,0)
27.68 3.2229 1.6 (1,-1,0)
27.84 3.2047 2.1 (1,2,2)
27.84 3.2044 2.1 (2,1,2)
28.65 3.1154 4.7 (1,-1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.63696
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.75662
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.5104
eV/atom
Volume/atom
29.71
ų
c/a Ratio
1.8135

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.9996
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.004210
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cl · 0.750
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7356
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1160
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
42.157%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.7906
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.625
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-30974
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CsWCl6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-30974, 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_CsWCl6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.86639318
_cell_length_b   6.86703153
_cell_length_c   12.45224139
_cell_angle_alpha   79.06505960
_cell_angle_beta   79.06569213
_cell_angle_gamma   55.98473329
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CsWCl6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cs2 W2 Cl12'
_cell_volume   475.31541073
_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
  Cs  Cs0  1  0.11541984  0.88465747  0.24990087  1.0
  Cs  Cs1  1  0.88458016  0.11534253  0.75009913  1.0
  W  W2  1  -0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  W  W3  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.19923184  0.37228067  0.15774317  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.62774962  0.80079051  0.34225753  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.80076816  0.62771933  0.84225683  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.37225038  0.19920949  0.65774247  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.79606778  0.89098050  0.04028619  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.10901886  0.20387463  0.45971355  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.20393222  0.10901950  0.95971381  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.89098114  0.79612537  0.54028645  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.69898277  0.46356123  0.10236850  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.53642375  0.30097234  0.39761344  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.30101723  0.53643877  0.89763150  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.46357625  0.69902766  0.60238656  1.0
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