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MP-ID: mp-641587 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Fe21(MoC3)2
MP-ID
mp-641587
Elements
3
Sites
29
Density
8.2587
g/cm³
Volume
288.87
ų
Cell a
7.4200
Å
Cell b
7.4200
Å
Cell c
7.4200
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 23)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
16.90 5.2468 3.6 (1,1,0)
23.99 3.7100 1.7 (2,1,1)
28.21 3.1639 1.5 (2,2,1)
34.18 2.6234 1.6 (2,2,0)
38.36 2.3464 40.6 (3,2,1)
42.19 2.1420 42.2 (3,3,2)
44.88 2.0195 100.0 (3,3,1)
49.11 1.8550 28.3 (4,2,2)
51.52 1.7737 26.8 (4,3,2)
52.31 1.7489 7.1 (4,3,3)
55.37 1.6592 5.3 (4,3,1)
57.60 1.6002 2.6 (4,4,3)
58.33 1.5820 12.3 (4,4,2)
66.70 1.4023 1.1 (5,4,3)
71.99 1.3117 5.2 (4,4,0)
74.58 1.2725 11.4 (5,4,1)
77.13 1.2367 27.6 (5,5,2)
79.02 1.2117 11.8 (5,5,5)
79.65 1.2037 1.3 (6,4,4)
82.16 1.1732 2.9 (6,4,2)
84.03 1.1518 6.6 (6,5,4)
87.13 1.1186 1.8 (6,5,5)
88.99 1.1000 3.2 (6,4,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.02353
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.76777
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0351
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.7678
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.96
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
34.9849
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
23
Magnetization/Volume
0.121110
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Fe · 0.724
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.276
Interstitial Fraction
0.207
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7441
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1867
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.4166
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.615%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2920
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.034
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-34.188
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6773
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-641587
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Fe21(MoC3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-641587, 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
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_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.42002501
_cell_length_b   7.42002501
_cell_length_c   7.42002501
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Fe21(MoC3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Fe21 Mo2 C6'
_cell_volume   288.86911390
_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
  Fe  Fe0  1  0.33941600  0.00000000  0.66058400  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.00000000  0.33941600  0.66058400  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.15063700  0.61645400  0.61645400  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.66058400  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.61645400  0.15063700  0.61645400  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.66058400  0.33941600  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.00000000  0.66058400  0.33941600  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.00000000  0.33941600  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.33941600  0.66058400  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33941600  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.66058400  0.00000000  0.33941600  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.00000000  0.66058400  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.38354600  0.38354600  0.84936300  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.33941600  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.38354600  0.84936300  0.38354600  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.61645400  0.61645400  0.15063700  1.0
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.38354600  0.38354600  0.38354600  1.0
  Fe  Fe18  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.66058400  1.0
  Fe  Fe19  1  0.61645400  0.61645400  0.61645400  1.0
  Fe  Fe20  1  0.84936300  0.38354600  0.38354600  1.0
  Mo  Mo21  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo22  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  C  C23  1  0.72022000  0.27978000  0.72022000  1.0
  C  C24  1  0.72022000  0.27978000  0.27978000  1.0
  C  C25  1  0.72022000  0.72022000  0.27978000  1.0
  C  C26  1  0.27978000  0.27978000  0.72022000  1.0
  C  C27  1  0.27978000  0.72022000  0.72022000  1.0
  C  C28  1  0.27978000  0.72022000  0.27978000  1.0
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