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Basic Information

Formula
Ba(CuAs)2
MP-ID
mp-9247
Elements
3
Sites
5
Density
6.5806
g/cm³
Volume
104.53
ų
Cell a
4.2332
Å
Cell b
4.2332
Å
Cell c
6.5566
Å
α Angle
108.83
°
β Angle
108.83
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
I4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
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
15.19 5.8334 4.8 (0,0,1)
22.34 3.9793 3.7 (1,0,-1)
22.34 3.9793 1.2 (1,0,0)
29.85 2.9933 11.1 (1,1,-1)
29.85 2.9933 11.1 (1,-1,0)
30.65 2.9167 8.2 (0,0,2)
31.23 2.8639 100.0 (1,0,-2)
31.23 2.8639 33.3 (1,0,1)
33.65 2.6632 20.5 (1,1,-2)
33.65 2.6632 61.6 (1,-1,1)
42.72 2.1166 34.1 (0,2,-1)
42.72 2.1166 34.1 (2,0,-1)
43.31 2.0890 7.7 (1,1,-3)
43.31 2.0890 7.7 (1,1,1)
44.33 2.0435 4.6 (1,0,-3)
44.33 2.0435 9.2 (0,1,-3)
44.33 2.0435 4.6 (1,0,2)
46.72 1.9445 1.2 (0,0,3)
53.49 1.7131 3.2 (2,0,-3)
53.49 1.7131 1.6 (0,2,1)
53.49 1.7131 1.6 (2,0,1)
53.86 1.7022 7.0 (1,2,-3)
53.86 1.7022 28.0 (2,1,-3)
53.86 1.7022 14.0 (1,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.50933
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.40086
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.1027
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.91
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5489

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
58.575
GPa
GVRH
26.516
GPa
Young's Modulus E
69.118
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.303
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.209
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
2.454
Lame λ
40.898
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.400
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.600
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0549
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.7706
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
26.997%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4767
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9602
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9247
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ba(CuAs)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9247, 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_Ba(CuAs)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.23318505
_cell_length_b   4.23318592
_cell_length_c   6.55657359
_cell_angle_alpha   108.83355760
_cell_angle_beta   108.83356756
_cell_angle_gamma   89.99999250
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ba(CuAs)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Cu2 As2'
_cell_volume   104.53395501
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.75000000  0.25000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.50000000  1.0
  As  As3  1  0.64314031  0.64314031  0.28627961  1.0
  As  As4  1  0.35685969  0.35685969  0.71372039  1.0
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