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KHS

Elasticity Data ELA

MP-ID: mp-634676 · Space group: P2_1/m (#11)

Basic Information

Formula
KHS
MP-ID
mp-634676
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
1.7228
g/cm³
Volume
139.13
ų
Cell a
4.3657
Å
Cell b
4.9275
Å
Cell c
6.5912
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
101.12
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P2_1/m
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mP
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
27.58 3.2337 49.4 (0,0,2)
27.59 3.2329 100.0 (1,1,0)
29.03 3.0763 1.3 (1,1,-1)
33.14 2.7035 1.3 (0,1,2)
36.32 2.4733 45.1 (1,1,-2)
36.47 2.4637 23.1 (0,2,0)
42.19 2.1419 13.1 (2,0,0)
42.31 2.1362 26.6 (1,1,2)
46.10 1.9690 9.7 (2,0,-2)
46.33 1.9598 20.2 (0,2,2)
55.87 1.6456 5.5 (2,0,2)
56.95 1.6169 4.8 (0,0,4)
56.97 1.6164 9.9 (2,2,0)
60.15 1.5384 7.8 (1,1,-4)
60.16 1.5382 8.1 (2,2,-2)
60.35 1.5336 8.5 (1,3,0)
65.25 1.4298 2.9 (2,0,-4)
65.54 1.4243 6.5 (1,3,-2)
68.40 1.3715 5.4 (3,1,0)
68.57 1.3686 5.5 (1,1,4)
68.58 1.3684 5.7 (2,2,2)
69.29 1.3561 4.8 (3,1,-2)
69.54 1.3518 5.1 (0,2,4)
69.64 1.3501 5.3 (1,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.90510
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.74091
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.7409
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.19
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5098

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
3.236
eV
Direct Gap
Yes
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
14.213
GPa
GVRH
8.001
GPa
Young's Modulus E
20.211
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.263
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.776
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.447
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.007
Lame λ
8.879
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
K · 0.333
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
1.0070
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2630
Debye Temperature
327.8
K
Sound Velocity
2,396.2
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2630

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-634676
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of KHS were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-634676, 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_KHS
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.36570526
_cell_length_b   4.92747720
_cell_length_c   6.59116451
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   101.11741653
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   KHS
_chemical_formula_sum   'K2 H2 S2'
_cell_volume   139.12776797
_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
  K  K0  1  0.23268120  0.25000000  0.76201090  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.76731880  0.75000000  0.23798910  1.0
  H  H2  1  0.52950832  0.25000000  0.39552653  1.0
  H  H3  1  0.47049168  0.75000000  0.60447347  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.25953143  0.25000000  0.25761832  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.74046857  0.75000000  0.74238168  1.0
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