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KScO2

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MP-ID: mp-8188 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
KScO2
MP-ID
mp-8188
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
3.5111
g/cm³
Volume
54.89
ų
Cell a
6.3847
Å
Cell b
6.3847
Å
Cell c
6.3847
Å
α Angle
29.22
°
β Angle
29.22
°
γ Angle
29.22
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
Stability
Yes
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
14.50 6.1078 12.2 (1,1,1)
29.24 3.0539 22.7 (2,2,2)
33.58 2.6687 21.1 (1,0,1)
33.58 2.6687 10.6 (1,1,0)
37.76 2.3826 100.0 (2,1,1)
40.65 2.2197 1.3 (2,1,2)
44.50 2.0359 1.1 (3,3,3)
47.64 1.9089 2.6 (2,3,2)
47.64 1.9089 1.3 (3,2,2)
51.63 1.7702 17.9 (3,2,3)
51.63 1.7702 8.9 (3,3,2)
57.19 1.6106 18.0 (1,-1,0)
57.19 1.6106 9.0 (1,0,-1)
60.45 1.5315 7.9 (3,4,3)
60.45 1.5315 3.9 (4,3,3)
60.65 1.5270 3.5 (4,4,4)
65.52 1.4246 2.0 (1,3,2)
65.52 1.4246 6.0 (3,1,2)
65.52 1.4246 4.0 (3,2,1)
67.98 1.3789 1.3 (0,2,0)
67.98 1.3789 2.7 (2,0,0)
70.59 1.3344 3.9 (2,0,2)
70.59 1.3344 3.9 (0,2,2)
70.59 1.3344 3.9 (2,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-3.09314
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.43308
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-10.3701
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.72
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
3.624
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
95.827
GPa
GVRH
57.465
GPa
Young's Modulus E
143.675
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.250
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.668
Vickers Hardness Est.
8.761
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.642
Lame λ
57.517
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.6420
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2500
Debye Temperature
766.0
K
Sound Velocity
4,491.4
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2500

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8188
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of KScO2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8188, 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_KScO2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.38467952
_cell_length_b   6.38467975
_cell_length_c   6.38468009
_cell_angle_alpha   29.22282407
_cell_angle_beta   29.22282304
_cell_angle_gamma   29.22282865
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   KScO2
_chemical_formula_sum   'K1 Sc1 O2'
_cell_volume   54.88562235
_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  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  O  O2  1  0.77382971  0.77382971  0.77382971  1.0
  O  O3  1  0.22617029  0.22617029  0.22617029  1.0
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