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Basic Information

Formula
Li(Co3P2)2
MP-ID
mp-8864
Elements
3
Sites
11
Density
6.6787
g/cm³
Volume
120.45
ų
Cell a
6.4802
Å
Cell b
6.4801
Å
Cell c
3.3120
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
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
15.79 5.6120 30.6 (1,0,-1,0)
15.79 5.6120 61.2 (1,-1,0,0)
26.92 3.3120 3.9 (0,0,0,1)
27.53 3.2401 4.6 (2,-1,-1,0)
27.53 3.2401 4.6 (1,1,-2,0)
27.53 3.2401 4.6 (1,-2,1,0)
31.36 2.8523 16.4 (1,0,-1,1)
31.36 2.8523 32.7 (1,-1,0,1)
38.88 2.3161 3.6 (2,-1,-1,1)
38.88 2.3161 3.6 (1,1,-2,1)
38.88 2.3161 3.6 (1,-2,1,1)
42.21 2.1409 50.0 (2,0,-2,1)
42.21 2.1409 100.0 (2,-2,0,1)
42.62 2.1211 10.4 (3,-1,-2,0)
42.62 2.1211 5.2 (3,-2,-1,0)
42.62 2.1211 5.2 (1,2,-3,0)
42.62 2.1211 10.4 (2,-3,1,0)
48.67 1.8707 17.5 (3,0,-3,0)
48.68 1.8707 17.5 (3,-3,0,0)
48.68 1.8707 17.5 (0,3,-3,0)
51.14 1.7862 19.6 (3,-1,-2,1)
51.14 1.7862 19.6 (2,1,-3,1)
51.14 1.7862 19.6 (3,-2,-1,1)
51.14 1.7862 19.6 (1,2,-3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.63251
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.66627
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.2760
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.95
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5111

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.5561
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.012920
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
202.474
GPa
GVRH
100.910
GPa
Young's Modulus E
259.603
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.286
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.006
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.146
Lame λ
135.201
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.545
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.455
Interstitial Fraction
0.364
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9165
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.6195
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5639
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.667%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3281
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.818
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-15.146
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8342
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8864
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Li(Co3P2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8864, 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_Li(Co3P2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.48017137
_cell_length_b   6.48012878
_cell_length_c   3.31200345
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99979511
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Li(Co3P2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li1 Co6 P4'
_cell_volume   120.44601524
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.00000486  0.00000293  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.20049144  0.79950803  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.20049144  0.40098341  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.53587003  0.07173437  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.92826597  0.46413249  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.53587003  0.46413566  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.59901497  0.79950749  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.81804605  0.18196714  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.36390944  0.18195472  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.33332172  0.66666186  -0.00000000  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.81804605  0.63607991  0.50000000  1.0
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