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AlCu6WS8

高熵材料 HEA

MP-ID: mp-3293650 · Space group: P6_3mc (#186)

Basic Information

Formula
AlCu6WS8
MP-ID
mp-3293650
Elements
4
Sites
32
Density
4.6876
g/cm³
Volume
601.23
ų
Cell a
7.4929
Å
Cell b
7.4929
Å
Cell c
12.3654
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
13.65 6.4891 11.9 (1,0,-1,0)
14.33 6.1827 15.2 (0,0,0,2)
15.42 5.7459 100.0 (1,0,-1,1)
19.83 4.4762 7.1 (0,1,-1,2)
19.83 4.4762 14.2 (1,0,-1,2)
23.75 3.7465 1.5 (1,1,-2,0)
25.60 3.4793 12.6 (1,0,-1,3)
27.49 3.2445 4.0 (2,0,-2,0)
27.84 3.2041 14.9 (1,1,-2,2)
27.84 3.2041 7.4 (2,-1,-1,2)
28.44 3.1383 36.7 (2,0,-2,1)
28.88 3.0914 13.7 (0,0,0,4)
31.13 2.8730 20.3 (2,0,-2,2)
32.07 2.7908 3.0 (1,0,-1,4)
35.20 2.5494 13.2 (2,0,-2,3)
36.64 2.4526 2.1 (2,1,-3,0)
36.64 2.4526 2.1 (3,-1,-2,0)
37.38 2.4058 17.9 (2,1,-3,1)
37.38 2.4058 8.9 (3,-1,-2,1)
37.73 2.3844 7.8 (1,1,-2,4)
37.73 2.3844 15.6 (2,-1,-1,4)
38.97 2.3109 1.4 (0,1,-1,5)
38.97 2.3109 2.7 (1,0,-1,5)
39.53 2.2798 2.8 (2,1,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.57463
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.29045
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.2905
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.79
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6503

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0011
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0610
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.8208
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.4879
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.544%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3560
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.688
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-17.946
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7653
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293650
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of AlCu6WS8 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293650, 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_AlCu6WS8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.49292943
_cell_length_b   7.49293023
_cell_length_c   12.36540691
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999219
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   AlCu6WS8
_chemical_formula_sum   'Al2 Cu12 W2 S16'
_cell_volume   601.23244550
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.85176569  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.35176569  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.83903241  0.67806681  0.10643011  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.50461019  0.49538981  0.35260400  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.00922038  0.50461019  0.85260400  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.83903241  0.16096759  0.10643011  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.49538981  0.50461019  0.85260400  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.16096759  0.32193319  0.60643011  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.50461019  0.00922038  0.35260400  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.99077962  0.49538981  0.35260400  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.16096759  0.83903241  0.60643011  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.49538981  0.99077962  0.85260400  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.67806681  0.83903241  0.60643011  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.32193319  0.16096759  0.10643011  1.0
  W  W14  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.48065102  1.0
  W  W15  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.98065102  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.03475814  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.33004469  0.16502284  0.29032837  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.83497716  0.16502284  0.29032837  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.00593518  0.50296809  0.54070816  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.83497716  0.66995531  0.29032837  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.79861727  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.16502284  0.33004469  0.79032837  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.49703191  0.50296809  0.54070816  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.53475814  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.29861727  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.99406482  0.49703191  0.04070816  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.49703191  0.99406482  0.54070816  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.16502284  0.83497716  0.79032837  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.66995531  0.83497716  0.79032837  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.50296809  0.00593518  0.04070816  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.50296809  0.49703191  0.04070816  1.0
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