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MP-ID: mp-640163 · Space group: Fd-3m (#227)

Basic Information

Formula
Co2W4C
MP-ID
mp-640163
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
15.7979
g/cm³
Volume
363.78
ų
Cell a
8.0128
Å
Cell b
8.0128
Å
Cell c
8.0128
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fd-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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
22.19 4.0064 2.6 (1,0,-1)
26.08 3.4167 3.0 (2,2,1)
27.26 3.2712 7.4 (2,0,0)
31.58 2.8330 3.9 (2,2,0)
34.50 2.5997 48.4 (3,1,1)
38.94 2.3131 48.8 (3,3,2)
41.40 2.1808 100.0 (3,3,3)
45.27 2.0032 35.8 (2,0,-2)
47.47 1.9154 2.4 (3,1,-1)
48.18 1.8886 2.4 (4,3,3)
50.97 1.7917 4.0 (4,3,1)
53.65 1.7083 10.2 (4,4,2)
56.24 1.6356 2.8 (4,0,0)
58.14 1.5868 5.7 (4,3,0)
63.01 1.4753 6.3 (5,4,2)
65.95 1.4165 3.3 (4,4,0)
67.68 1.3844 15.5 (5,5,3)
70.52 1.3355 42.3 (6,3,3)
72.20 1.3085 15.0 (6,4,3)
72.75 1.2999 3.8 (6,2,2)
74.96 1.2669 2.4 (6,4,2)
76.60 1.2438 5.0 (6,5,4)
79.31 1.2080 3.5 (6,5,5)
85.20 1.1389 19.0 (7,4,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.04363
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-34.59890
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0002
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-10.8206
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.99
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
0.0029
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
W · 0.571
Element Family
5d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.143
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.8365
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.626%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2427
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.571
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-30.041
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-640163
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Co2W4C were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-640163, 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_Co2W4C
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.01283788
_cell_length_b   8.01283788
_cell_length_c   8.01283788
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Co2W4C
_chemical_formula_sum   'Co8 W16 C4'
_cell_volume   363.78439850
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Co  Co0  1  0.91853300  0.24440200  0.91853300  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.24440200  0.91853300  0.91853300  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.91853300  0.91853300  0.24440200  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.00559800  0.33146700  0.33146700  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.33146700  0.00559800  0.33146700  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.91853300  0.91853300  0.91853300  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.33146700  0.33146700  0.33146700  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.33146700  0.33146700  0.00559800  1.0
  W  W8  1  0.62500000  0.12500000  0.12500000  1.0
  W  W9  1  0.56169000  0.93831000  0.56169000  1.0
  W  W10  1  0.68831000  0.31169000  0.68831000  1.0
  W  W11  1  0.68831000  0.68831000  0.31169000  1.0
  W  W12  1  0.31169000  0.31169000  0.68831000  1.0
  W  W13  1  0.68831000  0.31169000  0.31169000  1.0
  W  W14  1  0.31169000  0.68831000  0.68831000  1.0
  W  W15  1  0.93831000  0.56169000  0.56169000  1.0
  W  W16  1  0.12500000  0.12500000  0.62500000  1.0
  W  W17  1  0.93831000  0.93831000  0.56169000  1.0
  W  W18  1  0.31169000  0.68831000  0.31169000  1.0
  W  W19  1  0.56169000  0.56169000  0.93831000  1.0
  W  W20  1  0.93831000  0.56169000  0.93831000  1.0
  W  W21  1  0.12500000  0.62500000  0.12500000  1.0
  W  W22  1  0.12500000  0.12500000  0.12500000  1.0
  W  W23  1  0.56169000  0.93831000  0.93831000  1.0
  C  C24  1  0.62500000  0.62500000  0.62500000  1.0
  C  C25  1  0.12500000  0.62500000  0.62500000  1.0
  C  C26  1  0.62500000  0.12500000  0.62500000  1.0
  C  C27  1  0.62500000  0.62500000  0.12500000  1.0
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