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K2RhF6

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MP-ID: mp-8018 · Space group: P-3m1 (#164)

Basic Information

Formula
K2RhF6
MP-ID
mp-8018
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
3.7864
g/cm³
Volume
129.41
ų
Cell a
5.6953
Å
Cell b
5.6953
Å
Cell c
4.6070
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-3m1
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
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
17.98 4.9322 64.3 (1,0,-1,0)
19.27 4.6070 24.6 (0,0,0,1)
26.47 3.3668 100.0 (1,0,-1,1)
31.41 2.8476 45.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.12 2.4223 17.5 (2,-1,-1,1)
39.11 2.3035 2.3 (0,0,0,2)
41.53 2.1742 73.4 (2,0,-2,1)
43.35 2.0871 26.4 (1,0,-1,2)
48.85 1.8642 5.0 (2,1,-3,0)
48.85 1.8642 2.5 (3,-1,-2,0)
50.99 1.7909 5.4 (2,-1,-1,2)
52.99 1.7281 26.6 (3,-1,-2,1)
54.51 1.6834 30.3 (2,0,-2,2)
55.93 1.6441 8.4 (3,0,-3,0)
59.72 1.5484 4.5 (3,0,-3,1)
60.27 1.5357 1.4 (0,0,0,3)
63.44 1.4663 3.2 (1,0,-1,3)
64.28 1.4491 6.0 (1,2,-3,2)
64.28 1.4491 12.0 (3,-1,-2,2)
65.56 1.4238 18.0 (4,-2,-2,0)
68.60 1.3680 3.1 (4,-1,-3,0)
69.04 1.3603 4.1 (4,-2,-2,1)
69.55 1.3517 10.9 (2,-1,-1,3)
70.35 1.3382 1.3 (3,0,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-2.48384
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.82990
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.5321
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.38
ų
c/a Ratio
0.8089

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.9981
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.007710
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
F · 0.667
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8487
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.0560
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
72.718%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
1.3214
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.556
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7725
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
B
Score
0.579
Family
F-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
F · 0.667

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8018
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of K2RhF6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8018, 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_K2RhF6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.69526147
_cell_length_b   5.69526162
_cell_length_c   4.60702711
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999907
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   K2RhF6
_chemical_formula_sum   'K2 Rh1 F6'
_cell_volume   129.41325174
_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
  K  K0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.71203810  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.28796190  1.0
  Rh  Rh2  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  F  F3  1  0.83711166  0.16288834  0.77050626  1.0
  F  F4  1  0.83711166  0.67422432  0.77050626  1.0
  F  F5  1  0.32577568  0.16288834  0.77050626  1.0
  F  F6  1  0.16288834  0.83711166  0.22949374  1.0
  F  F7  1  0.16288834  0.32577568  0.22949374  1.0
  F  F8  1  0.67422432  0.83711166  0.22949374  1.0
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