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BeW2Cl

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MP-ID: mp-631535 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
BeW2Cl
MP-ID
mp-631535
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
12.6801
g/cm³
Volume
53.97
ų
Cell a
4.2419
Å
Cell b
4.2419
Å
Cell c
4.2419
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
Stability
No
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 7)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
25.72 3.4635 1.5 (1,1,1)
29.79 2.9995 82.3 (1,1,0)
42.63 2.1210 100.0 (2,1,1)
52.87 1.7318 23.3 (2,2,2)
61.87 1.4998 16.6 (2,2,0)
70.16 1.3414 30.4 (3,2,1)
78.04 1.2245 34.2 (3,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.86659
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.00947
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
1.6158
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.8560
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.49
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.1011
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.001870
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
180.881
GPa
GVRH
15.248
GPa
Young's Modulus E
44.494
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.459
Pugh Ratio K/G
11.863
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
4.652
Lame λ
170.716
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
W · 0.500
Element Family
5d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.4916
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.908%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5622
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-7.912
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.434
Family
W-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
W · 0.500

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
4.6520
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.4590
Debye Temperature
161.2
K
Sound Velocity
1,251.0
m/s
Homogeneity
0.4590

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-631535
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BeW2Cl were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-631535, 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_BeW2Cl
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.24193499
_cell_length_b   4.24193499
_cell_length_c   4.24193499
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BeW2Cl
_chemical_formula_sum   'Be1 W2 Cl1'
_cell_volume   53.97305848
_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
  Be  Be0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  W  W1  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  W  W2  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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