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MP-ID: mp-641575 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Cr21(WC3)2
MP-ID
mp-641575
Elements
3
Sites
29
Density
8.5741
g/cm³
Volume
296.63
ų
Cell a
7.4860
Å
Cell b
7.4860
Å
Cell c
7.4860
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
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
16.75 5.2934 85.6 (1,1,0)
16.75 5.2934 85.6 (0,1,1)
16.75 5.2934 85.6 (1,0,1)
23.77 3.7430 34.7 (2,1,1)
23.77 3.7430 34.7 (1,1,2)
23.77 3.7430 34.7 (1,2,1)
23.77 3.7430 34.7 (1,0,-1)
23.77 3.7429 34.7 (1,-1,0)
23.77 3.7429 34.7 (0,1,-1)
29.22 3.0562 13.6 (2,2,2)
29.22 3.0561 13.6 (2,0,0)
29.22 3.0561 13.6 (0,0,2)
29.22 3.0561 13.6 (0,2,0)
33.87 2.6467 2.0 (2,2,0)
33.87 2.6467 2.0 (0,2,2)
33.87 2.6467 2.0 (2,0,2)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (3,2,1)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (3,1,2)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (1,2,3)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (2,1,3)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (2,3,1)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (1,3,2)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (2,1,-1)
38.01 2.3673 49.9 (1,-1,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.08437
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-9.87803
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.4109
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.23
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.1395
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
13
Magnetization/Volume
0.000470
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cr · 0.724
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.276
Interstitial Fraction
0.207
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.880
Family
Interstitial Alloy
Matrix Element
Cr · 0.724

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-641575
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cr21(WC3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-641575, 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_Cr21(WC3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.48602488
_cell_length_b   7.48596866
_cell_length_c   7.48598519
_cell_angle_alpha   59.99875090
_cell_angle_beta   59.99902684
_cell_angle_gamma   59.99890216
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cr21(WC3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cr21 W2 C6'
_cell_volume   296.63496346
_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
  Cr  Cr0  1  0.00000528  0.00001316  0.00000382  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.61541278  0.61539849  0.15377910  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.61540966  0.15377480  0.61540993  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.15377681  0.61538876  0.61540014  1.0
  Cr  Cr4  1  0.61543830  0.61538423  0.61540554  1.0
  Cr  Cr5  1  0.38460053  0.38456097  0.84623620  1.0
  Cr  Cr6  1  0.38459563  0.84624750  0.38456716  1.0
  Cr  Cr7  1  0.84623814  0.38458166  0.38458774  1.0
  Cr  Cr8  1  0.38459569  0.38457737  0.38458255  1.0
  Cr  Cr9  1  0.00001273  0.00000280  0.33946027  1.0
  Cr  Cr10  1  0.66051587  -0.00000333  0.33947764  1.0
  Cr  Cr11  1  -0.00000661  0.66052002  0.33948656  1.0
  Cr  Cr12  1  0.66052653  0.33948444  -0.00001313  1.0
  Cr  Cr13  1  0.00000155  0.33946452  0.00000212  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  -0.00000708  0.33948302  0.66051802  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.33947945  0.66053678  0.00000396  1.0
  Cr  Cr16  1  0.33947060  0.00001040  0.66052962  1.0
  Cr  Cr17  1  0.33946869  -0.00000628  0.00000520  1.0
  Cr  Cr18  1  -0.00000188  0.00002130  0.66052134  1.0
  Cr  Cr19  1  -0.00001333  0.66052699  0.00002205  1.0
  Cr  Cr20  1  0.66050658  0.00000663  0.00000908  1.0
  W  W21  1  0.74998992  0.74998461  0.75001151  1.0
  W  W22  1  0.24997539  0.25001861  0.25000582  1.0
  C  C23  1  0.72482727  0.72483390  0.27517591  1.0
  C  C24  1  0.27516788  0.72483859  0.27516409  1.0
  C  C25  1  0.72484054  0.27516617  0.27515580  1.0
  C  C26  1  0.27516476  0.27516355  0.72483282  1.0
  C  C27  1  0.72483335  0.27517816  0.72482981  1.0
  C  C28  1  0.27517499  0.72484118  0.72482936  1.0
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