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RbYbS2

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MP-ID: mp-9369 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
RbYbS2
MP-ID
mp-9369
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
5.0984
g/cm³
Volume
105.08
ų
Cell a
7.9733
Å
Cell b
7.9733
Å
Cell c
7.9733
Å
α Angle
28.96
°
β Angle
28.96
°
γ Angle
28.96
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
11.59 7.6338 37.3 (1,1,1)
23.31 3.8169 27.2 (2,2,2)
26.10 3.4141 7.9 (1,0,0)
26.97 3.3057 48.4 (1,1,0)
30.23 2.9567 100.0 (2,1,1)
32.47 2.7571 1.6 (2,2,1)
37.89 2.3748 9.9 (3,2,2)
40.95 2.2037 24.6 (3,2,3)
40.95 2.2037 12.3 (3,3,2)
45.50 1.9934 33.1 (1,0,-1)
47.12 1.9287 7.0 (2,1,0)
47.65 1.9085 16.1 (4,3,3)
47.65 1.9085 6.4 (4,4,4)
51.24 1.7829 4.9 (4,4,3)
51.74 1.7670 20.0 (3,2,1)
53.21 1.7215 1.3 (1,1,-1)
53.69 1.7071 7.8 (2,0,0)
55.60 1.6529 11.5 (2,0,2)
55.60 1.6529 5.7 (2,2,0)
60.65 1.5268 1.6 (3,1,3)
62.86 1.4783 3.4 (2,2,4)
62.86 1.4783 6.9 (4,2,2)
62.86 1.4783 9.0 (5,5,4)
68.00 1.3786 5.6 (4,4,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-2.13239
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-18.76447
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-18.7645
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.27
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
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

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
S · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
35.867%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.8160
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.429
Family
S-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
S · 0.500

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9369
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of RbYbS2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9369, 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_RbYbS2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.97328503
_cell_length_b   7.97328503
_cell_length_c   7.97328543
_cell_angle_alpha   28.95648876
_cell_angle_beta   28.95648876
_cell_angle_gamma   28.95648927
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   RbYbS2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Rb1 Yb1 S2'
_cell_volume   105.08223229
_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  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  S  S2  1  0.77023204  0.77023204  0.77023204  1.0
  S  S3  1  0.22976796  0.22976796  0.22976796  1.0
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