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Basic Information

Formula
LiSn4Au3
MP-ID
mp-31301
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
9.6883
g/cm³
Volume
367.71
ų
Cell a
4.5284
Å
Cell b
4.5284
Å
Cell c
20.7053
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3mc
Point Group
6mm
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
8.54 10.3526 13.7 (0,0,0,2)
17.13 5.1763 5.9 (0,0,0,4)
22.67 3.9217 2.5 (0,1,-1,0)
22.67 3.9217 5.0 (1,0,-1,0)
23.08 3.8532 21.9 (0,1,-1,1)
23.08 3.8532 43.7 (1,0,-1,1)
24.27 3.6674 28.3 (0,1,-1,2)
24.27 3.6674 56.5 (1,0,-1,2)
25.82 3.4509 34.3 (0,0,0,6)
26.13 3.4097 3.0 (0,1,-1,3)
26.13 3.4097 6.0 (1,0,-1,3)
28.56 3.1259 9.2 (1,0,-1,4)
31.42 2.8475 20.6 (1,0,-1,5)
34.62 2.5907 2.8 (0,1,-1,6)
34.62 2.5907 5.5 (1,0,-1,6)
34.66 2.5882 3.0 (0,0,0,8)
38.11 2.3615 29.0 (0,1,-1,7)
38.11 2.3615 58.0 (1,0,-1,7)
39.81 2.2642 100.0 (1,1,-2,0)
39.81 2.2642 50.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
40.79 2.2119 1.5 (1,1,-2,2)
41.82 2.1602 24.8 (0,1,-1,8)
41.82 2.1602 49.6 (1,0,-1,8)
43.63 2.0744 2.3 (1,1,-2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.28234
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.75345
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-31.9035
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.98
ų
c/a Ratio
4.5723

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
62.451
GPa
GVRH
20.244
GPa
Young's Modulus E
54.810
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.354
Pugh Ratio K/G
3.085
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.032
Lame λ
48.955
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Sn · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.695
Family
Sn-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Sn · 0.500

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31301
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LiSn4Au3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31301, 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_LiSn4Au3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.52840099
_cell_length_b   4.52840253
_cell_length_c   20.70527622
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998866
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LiSn4Au3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li2 Sn8 Au6'
_cell_volume   367.70675756
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.71234172  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.21234172  1.0
  Sn  Sn2  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.79518957  1.0
  Sn  Sn3  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.29518957  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.52994569  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.02994569  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.12580941  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.62580941  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.40644290  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.90644290  1.0
  Au  Au10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.84507841  1.0
  Au  Au11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.34507841  1.0
  Au  Au12  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.98476816  1.0
  Au  Au13  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.48476816  1.0
  Au  Au14  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.66465416  1.0
  Au  Au15  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.16465416  1.0
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