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LiCu2(SO4)3

高熵材料 HEA

MP-ID: mp-778169 · Space group: R-3c (#167)

Basic Information

Formula
LiCu2(SO4)3
MP-ID
mp-778169
Elements
4
Sites
36
Density
3.1195
g/cm³
Volume
449.51
ų
Cell a
8.5973
Å
Cell b
8.5973
Å
Cell c
8.5973
Å
α Angle
60.02
°
β Angle
60.02
°
γ Angle
60.02
°
Space Group
R-3c
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
Stability
No
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
14.57 6.0800 22.0 (1,1,0)
20.66 4.2998 30.9 (1,0,-1)
20.66 4.2987 51.3 (2,1,1)
24.28 3.6665 100.0 (2,1,0)
25.38 3.5094 1.4 (2,2,2)
29.38 3.0400 35.5 (2,2,0)
32.08 2.7900 13.9 (2,0,-1)
32.94 2.7188 40.4 (3,2,1)
36.18 2.4825 26.5 (2,-1,-1)
36.19 2.4823 18.2 (3,1,0)
42.04 2.1493 2.0 (4,2,2)
42.04 2.1493 1.0 (2,2,4)
44.05 2.0556 1.5 (3,1,-1)
44.06 2.0553 1.5 (4,2,1)
44.06 2.0551 4.3 (4,3,2)
44.71 2.0269 2.9 (3,0,-1)
44.72 2.0267 1.5 (3,3,0)
44.73 2.0262 2.3 (4,3,3)
44.73 2.0262 1.2 (3,3,4)
47.27 1.9228 7.1 (3,2,-1)
47.28 1.9225 14.7 (4,3,1)
49.13 1.8545 2.8 (4,1,0)
49.73 1.8334 5.9 (2,2,-2)
49.74 1.8332 5.5 (4,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.62239
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.17211
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0241
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.7141
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.49
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
6.0001
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.013350
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.667
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9736
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.0949
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3289
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
37.553%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.7207
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.944
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.827
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7023
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-778169
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LiCu2(SO4)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-778169, 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_LiCu2(SO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.59729986
_cell_length_b   8.59729986
_cell_length_c   8.59729940
_cell_angle_alpha   60.01690388
_cell_angle_beta   60.01690388
_cell_angle_gamma   60.01690087
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LiCu2(SO4)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li2 Cu4 S6 O24'
_cell_volume   449.50816768
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.35476700  0.35476700  0.35476700  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.14523300  0.14523300  0.14523300  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.64523300  0.64523300  0.64523300  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.85476700  0.85476700  0.85476700  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.75000000  0.04589900  0.45410100  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.95410100  0.54589900  0.25000000  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.54589900  0.25000000  0.95410100  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.45410100  0.75000000  0.04589900  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.04589900  0.45410100  0.75000000  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.25000000  0.95410100  0.54589900  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.91086500  0.05791600  0.26838300  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.73161700  0.08913500  0.94208400  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.89308100  0.48583300  0.69458300  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.01416700  0.60691900  0.80541700  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.58913500  0.23161700  0.44208400  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.76838300  0.55791600  0.41086500  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.94208400  0.73161700  0.08913500  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.19458300  0.98583300  0.39308100  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.51416700  0.30541700  0.10691900  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.30541700  0.10691900  0.51416700  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.39308100  0.19458300  0.98583300  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.55791600  0.41086500  0.76838300  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.44208400  0.58913500  0.23161700  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.69458300  0.89308100  0.48583300  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.60691900  0.80541700  0.01416700  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.80541700  0.01416700  0.60691900  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.48583300  0.69458300  0.89308100  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.05791600  0.26838300  0.91086500  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.23161700  0.44208400  0.58913500  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.41086500  0.76838300  0.55791600  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.10691900  0.51416700  0.30541700  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.98583300  0.39308100  0.19458300  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.26838300  0.91086500  0.05791600  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.08913500  0.94208400  0.73161700  1.0
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