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Basic Information

Formula
K(Cu2As)2
MP-ID
mp-8608
Elements
3
Sites
7
Density
5.8999
g/cm³
Volume
124.72
ų
Cell a
8.9393
Å
Cell b
8.9393
Å
Cell c
8.9393
Å
α Angle
26.43
°
β Angle
26.43
°
γ Angle
26.43
°
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
10.26 8.6223 100.0 (1,1,1)
20.60 4.3111 2.8 (2,2,2)
26.10 3.4138 1.5 (1,1,0)
28.75 3.1047 2.9 (1,1,2)
28.75 3.1047 5.7 (2,1,1)
30.60 2.9211 4.4 (2,2,1)
31.12 2.8741 9.5 (3,3,3)
35.11 2.5560 7.4 (2,2,3)
35.11 2.5560 14.8 (3,2,2)
37.68 2.3872 6.3 (3,3,2)
43.33 2.0884 33.8 (4,3,3)
44.33 2.0434 54.5 (1,0,-1)
45.63 1.9884 16.1 (2,1,0)
49.35 1.8465 1.8 (3,2,1)
52.78 1.7345 12.7 (5,4,4)
53.70 1.7069 1.4 (2,2,0)
55.15 1.6654 3.4 (3,2,4)
55.15 1.6654 6.9 (4,3,2)
57.76 1.5961 3.1 (3,1,3)
57.76 1.5961 1.6 (3,3,1)
59.55 1.5524 1.6 (4,2,2)
63.24 1.4705 1.9 (6,5,5)
63.72 1.4606 10.1 (4,4,2)
71.32 1.3223 4.9 (5,5,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.17922
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.01757
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.4813
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.82
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
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
51.763
GPa
GVRH
20.635
GPa
Young's Modulus E
54.644
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.324
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.509
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
4.660
Lame λ
38.006
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.571
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.647
Family
Cu-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Cu · 0.571

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8608
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of K(Cu2As)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8608, 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_K(Cu2As)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.93927992
_cell_length_b   8.93927992
_cell_length_c   8.93928040
_cell_angle_alpha   26.42820338
_cell_angle_beta   26.42820338
_cell_angle_gamma   26.42820391
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   K(Cu2As)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'K1 Cu4 As2'
_cell_volume   124.71902704
_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
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.14532130  0.14532130  0.14532130  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.85467870  0.85467870  0.85467870  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.44660302  0.44660302  0.44660302  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.55339698  0.55339698  0.55339698  1.0
  As  As5  1  0.24081017  0.24081017  0.24081017  1.0
  As  As6  1  0.75918983  0.75918983  0.75918983  1.0
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