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Rb2NbF6

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MP-ID: mp-8994 · Space group: P-3m1 (#164)

Basic Information

Formula
Rb2NbF6
MP-ID
mp-8994
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
4.1606
g/cm³
Volume
150.80
ų
Cell a
6.1493
Å
Cell b
6.1493
Å
Cell c
4.6048
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-3m1
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
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
16.65 5.3255 6.3 (1,0,-1,0)
19.28 4.6048 5.7 (0,0,0,1)
25.57 3.4832 100.0 (1,0,-1,1)
29.04 3.0747 67.5 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.66 2.6627 2.2 (2,0,-2,0)
35.09 2.5570 2.4 (2,-1,-1,1)
39.08 2.3051 54.2 (2,-2,0,1)
39.08 2.3051 27.1 (2,0,-2,1)
39.12 2.3024 4.8 (0,0,0,2)
42.79 2.1134 26.4 (1,0,-1,2)
49.42 1.8443 30.7 (3,-1,-2,1)
51.48 1.7752 13.7 (3,0,-3,0)
52.55 1.7416 15.9 (2,-2,0,2)
52.55 1.7416 7.9 (2,0,-2,2)
60.19 1.5373 7.1 (2,-4,2,0)
60.19 1.5373 14.1 (4,-2,-2,0)
60.30 1.5350 1.6 (0,0,0,3)
61.16 1.5154 20.2 (3,-1,-2,2)
63.03 1.4749 1.6 (1,0,-1,3)
63.83 1.4582 1.0 (4,-2,-2,1)
66.48 1.4064 4.6 (3,-4,1,1)
66.48 1.4064 9.1 (4,-1,-3,1)
68.30 1.3733 12.6 (2,-1,-1,3)
70.86 1.3298 5.9 (2,0,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-3.23493
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.85158
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.1069
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.76
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7488

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
0.228
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.006630
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
21.645
GPa
GVRH
9.050
GPa
Young's Modulus E
23.829
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.317
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.392
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.257
Lame λ
15.612
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
F · 0.667
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
1.2570
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3170
Debye Temperature
306.5
K
Sound Velocity
1,650.9
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3170

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8994
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Rb2NbF6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8994, 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_Rb2NbF6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.14929722
_cell_length_b   6.14929789
_cell_length_c   4.60483653
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000179
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Rb2NbF6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Rb2 Nb1 F6'
_cell_volume   150.79809596
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.70418164  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.29581836  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  F  F3  1  0.83780843  0.16219157  0.77754459  1.0
  F  F4  1  0.83780843  0.67561786  0.77754459  1.0
  F  F5  1  0.32438214  0.16219157  0.77754459  1.0
  F  F6  1  0.16219157  0.83780843  0.22245541  1.0
  F  F7  1  0.16219157  0.32438214  0.22245541  1.0
  F  F8  1  0.67561786  0.83780843  0.22245541  1.0
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