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Cs2NbF6

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MP-ID: mp-8995 · Space group: P-3m1 (#164)

Basic Information

Formula
Cs2NbF6
MP-ID
mp-8995
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
4.5322
g/cm³
Volume
173.19
ų
Cell a
6.4093
Å
Cell b
6.4093
Å
Cell c
4.8683
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
18.22 4.8683 1.2 (0,0,0,1)
24.32 3.6600 100.0 (1,0,-1,1)
27.84 3.2047 64.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
32.26 2.7753 3.8 (2,0,-2,0)
36.93 2.4342 4.7 (0,0,0,2)
37.30 2.4111 65.6 (2,0,-2,1)
40.46 2.2292 24.4 (1,0,-1,2)
46.87 1.9384 1.9 (2,-1,-1,2)
47.17 1.9267 29.0 (3,-1,-2,1)
49.25 1.8502 4.4 (0,3,-3,0)
49.25 1.8502 8.8 (3,0,-3,0)
49.83 1.8300 17.6 (2,0,-2,2)
56.73 1.6228 1.7 (0,0,0,3)
57.52 1.6023 11.1 (2,2,-4,0)
57.52 1.6023 5.6 (4,-2,-2,0)
58.04 1.5892 13.5 (2,1,-3,2)
58.04 1.5892 6.7 (3,-1,-2,2)
59.33 1.5576 1.8 (1,0,-1,3)
63.37 1.4678 14.3 (4,-1,-3,1)
64.35 1.4477 12.9 (2,-1,-1,3)
66.78 1.4009 3.7 (2,0,-2,3)
70.34 1.3384 3.3 (4,-2,-2,2)
70.58 1.3345 8.7 (4,0,-4,1)
72.67 1.3011 8.8 (4,-1,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-3.24337
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.84390
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-13.6034
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.24
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7596

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
0.248
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
0.005770
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
22.614
GPa
GVRH
9.447
GPa
Young's Modulus E
24.877
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.317
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.394
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.252
Lame λ
16.316
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
0.2520
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3170
Debye Temperature
308.7
K
Sound Velocity
1,616.1
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3170

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8995
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cs2NbF6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8995, 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_Cs2NbF6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.40929625
_cell_length_b   6.40929659
_cell_length_c   4.86831740
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999831
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cs2NbF6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cs2 Nb1 F6'
_cell_volume   173.19296177
_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
  Cs  Cs0  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.30199607  1.0
  Cs  Cs1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.69800393  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  F  F3  1  0.84463215  0.15536785  0.78781500  1.0
  F  F4  1  0.84463215  0.68926530  0.78781500  1.0
  F  F5  1  0.31073470  0.15536785  0.78781500  1.0
  F  F6  1  0.15536785  0.84463215  0.21218500  1.0
  F  F7  1  0.15536785  0.31073470  0.21218500  1.0
  F  F8  1  0.68926530  0.84463215  0.21218500  1.0
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