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Basic Information

Formula
Ca3CrN3
MP-ID
mp-8670
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
3.2711
g/cm³
Volume
217.52
ų
Cell a
5.0287
Å
Cell b
6.6376
Å
Cell c
6.6375
Å
α Angle
100.94
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
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
17.32 5.1194 8.2 (0,1,-1)
21.03 4.2248 1.2 (0,1,1)
22.33 3.9812 13.1 (1,1,0)
22.33 3.9812 13.1 (1,0,1)
27.37 3.2585 6.4 (0,2,0)
27.37 3.2584 6.4 (0,0,2)
28.20 3.1646 5.3 (0,2,-1)
28.20 3.1645 5.3 (0,1,-2)
32.75 2.7346 72.6 (1,2,0)
32.75 2.7346 72.6 (1,0,2)
32.98 2.7157 16.2 (0,2,1)
32.98 2.7156 16.2 (0,1,2)
33.46 2.6784 20.0 (1,2,-1)
33.46 2.6783 20.0 (1,1,-2)
35.06 2.5597 50.0 (0,2,-2)
35.71 2.5143 100.0 (2,0,0)
37.64 2.3895 9.3 (1,2,1)
37.64 2.3895 9.3 (1,1,2)
39.50 2.2812 8.3 (1,2,-2)
39.95 2.2568 1.8 (2,1,-1)
41.24 2.1893 3.7 (0,3,-1)
41.24 2.1892 3.7 (0,1,-3)
41.57 2.1724 1.0 (0,3,0)
41.57 2.1723 1.0 (0,0,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.09551
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-10.17757
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-10.1776
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.54
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3199

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.9973
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.009180
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
85.654
GPa
GVRH
51.840
GPa
Young's Modulus E
129.412
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.248
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.652
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.071
Lame λ
51.094
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ca · 0.429
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.571
Interstitial Fraction
0.429
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0042
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.3493
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0660
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
41.929%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9527
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.857
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-103.246
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9141
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8670
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca3CrN3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8670, 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_Ca3CrN3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.02865830
_cell_length_b   6.63762845
_cell_length_c   6.63746274
_cell_angle_alpha   100.93789993
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca3CrN3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca6 Cr2 N6'
_cell_volume   217.52289262
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.25000000  0.40208971  0.16743375  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.75000000  0.10705932  0.89293922  1.0
  Ca  Ca2  1  0.75000000  0.16740827  0.40209152  1.0
  Ca  Ca3  1  0.25000000  0.89293775  0.10706439  1.0
  Ca  Ca4  1  0.75000000  0.59791667  0.83256959  1.0
  Ca  Ca5  1  0.25000000  0.83258828  0.59790222  1.0
  Cr  Cr6  1  0.75000000  0.69442098  0.30558280  1.0
  Cr  Cr7  1  0.25000000  0.30558142  0.69441454  1.0
  N  N8  1  0.75000000  0.43543290  0.18006368  1.0
  N  N9  1  0.25000000  0.12584583  0.87415965  1.0
  N  N10  1  0.75000000  0.87415923  0.12583509  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.25000000  0.18003508  0.43543635  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.25000000  0.56455513  0.81993185  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.75000000  0.81997043  0.56457536  1.0
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