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PmCu3

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MP-ID: mp-863677 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
PmCu3
MP-ID
mp-863677
Elements
2
Sites
8
Density
7.9731
g/cm³
Volume
139.80
ų
Cell a
6.1563
Å
Cell b
6.1563
Å
Cell c
4.2592
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.99
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
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
26.79 3.3278 64.4 (1,0,-1,1)
26.79 3.3277 32.2 (1,-1,0,1)
29.01 3.0784 16.5 (1,1,-2,0)
29.01 3.0782 33.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.62 2.6659 25.0 (0,2,-2,0)
33.62 2.6659 25.0 (2,0,-2,0)
33.62 2.6657 24.9 (2,-2,0,0)
39.89 2.2598 100.0 (0,2,-2,1)
39.89 2.2598 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
39.90 2.2596 100.0 (2,-2,0,1)
42.45 2.1296 67.5 (0,0,0,2)
44.98 2.0153 7.7 (1,2,-3,0)
44.98 2.0153 7.7 (2,1,-3,0)
44.98 2.0152 7.7 (1,-3,2,0)
44.98 2.0152 7.7 (3,-1,-2,0)
44.99 2.0151 7.7 (2,-3,1,0)
44.99 2.0151 7.7 (3,-2,-1,0)
50.07 1.8217 1.4 (2,1,-3,1)
51.41 1.7773 1.1 (0,3,-3,0)
51.41 1.7773 1.1 (3,0,-3,0)
51.42 1.7771 1.1 (3,-3,0,0)
52.23 1.7514 6.6 (1,1,-2,2)
52.23 1.7513 13.2 (2,-1,-1,2)
55.20 1.6639 11.6 (0,2,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.11740
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-15.63765
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.6376
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.48
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6918

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
78.335
GPa
GVRH
25.855
GPa
Young's Modulus E
69.877
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.351
Pugh Ratio K/G
3.030
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.665
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.298
Lame λ
61.098
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.750
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.806
Family
Cu-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Cu · 0.750

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
1.2980
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3510
Debye Temperature
280.4
K
Sound Velocity
2,025.0
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3510

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-863677
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of PmCu3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-863677, 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_PmCu3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.15632240
_cell_length_b   6.15632428
_cell_length_c   4.25915838
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99452573
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   PmCu3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Pm2 Cu6'
_cell_volume   139.80452193
_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
  Pm  Pm0  1  0.33333297  0.66666803  0.75000000  1.0
  Pm  Pm1  1  0.66666703  0.33333197  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.86698422  0.13301578  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.26604493  0.13303096  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.86696804  0.73395607  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.13301678  0.86698322  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.73395607  0.86697104  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.13302896  0.26604193  0.25000000  1.0
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