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CuAgS

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MP-ID: mp-8911 · Space group: Cmcm (#63)

Basic Information

Formula
CuAgS
MP-ID
mp-8911
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
5.9221
g/cm³
Volume
114.11
ų
Cell a
3.9382
Å
Cell b
3.9382
Å
Cell c
8.4548
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.52
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
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
26.00 3.4271 11.7 (1,0,-1,0)
26.19 3.4023 41.7 (1,-1,0,0)
28.10 3.1761 2.7 (1,0,-1,1)
28.27 3.1563 5.6 (1,-1,0,1)
33.67 2.6622 100.0 (1,0,-1,2)
33.82 2.6505 8.1 (1,-1,0,2)
41.61 2.1704 1.8 (1,-1,0,3)
42.78 2.1137 20.4 (0,0,0,4)
45.74 1.9834 16.6 (1,1,-2,0)
47.41 1.9177 1.9 (2,-1,-1,1)
50.75 1.7990 3.4 (1,0,-1,4)
50.86 1.7954 13.1 (1,-1,0,4)
51.18 1.7849 43.5 (2,-1,-1,2)
53.47 1.7135 11.1 (2,0,-2,0)
53.90 1.7012 6.2 (2,-2,0,0)
54.65 1.6794 1.5 (2,0,-2,1)
57.06 1.6141 1.0 (2,-1,-1,3)
58.08 1.5880 3.1 (2,0,-2,2)
58.48 1.5782 1.1 (2,-2,0,2)
64.42 1.4464 11.2 (1,1,-2,4)
70.78 1.3311 9.1 (2,0,-2,4)
71.14 1.3253 5.1 (2,-2,0,4)
72.53 1.3033 9.6 (1,0,-1,6)
73.31 1.2913 4.7 (3,-1,-2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.16155
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-13.57379
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0236
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.7949
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.02
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1468

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
0.263
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
46.958
GPa
GVRH
15.031
GPa
Young's Modulus E
40.746
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.355
Pugh Ratio K/G
3.124
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
2.318
Lame λ
36.937
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.333
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
2.3180
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3550
Debye Temperature
199.9
K
Sound Velocity
1,792.5
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3550

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8911
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CuAgS were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8911, 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_CuAgS
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.93823729
_cell_length_b   3.93823729
_cell_length_c   8.45477100
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.51806923
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CuAgS
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cu2 Ag2 S2'
_cell_volume   114.11030532
_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
  Cu  Cu0  1  0.47770400  0.52229600  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.52229600  0.47770400  0.75000000  1.0
  Ag  Ag2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ag  Ag3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.18361500  0.81638500  0.75000000  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.81638500  0.18361500  0.25000000  1.0
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