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MP-ID: mp-9416 · Space group: I4_1/a (#88)

Basic Information

Formula
La(CuO2)2
MP-ID
mp-9416
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
6.5271
g/cm³
Volume
167.91
ų
Cell a
5.8304
Å
Cell b
5.9091
Å
Cell c
6.3776
Å
α Angle
117.04
°
β Angle
116.62
°
γ Angle
91.15
°
Space Group
I4_1/a
Point Group
4/m
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
17.55 5.0542 6.6 (0,1,-1)
17.56 5.0509 6.7 (0,1,0)
17.73 5.0038 5.6 (1,0,-1)
17.73 5.0024 5.6 (1,0,0)
28.07 3.1786 71.3 (1,-1,1)
28.08 3.1777 71.3 (1,-1,-1)
28.40 3.1427 70.8 (1,1,-2)
28.42 3.1404 70.6 (1,1,0)
30.26 2.9540 30.4 (0,2,-1)
30.67 2.9146 32.9 (2,0,-1)
31.41 2.8482 66.0 (0,1,-2)
31.43 2.8465 65.9 (0,1,1)
31.51 2.8388 64.2 (1,0,-2)
31.52 2.8380 64.2 (1,0,1)
35.01 2.5633 100.0 (1,-2,1)
35.01 2.5627 99.9 (1,-2,0)
35.29 2.5436 46.0 (2,-1,0)
35.29 2.5435 46.1 (2,-1,-1)
35.52 2.5271 36.8 (0,2,-2)
35.55 2.5255 36.8 (0,2,0)
35.55 2.5253 45.8 (1,2,-2)
35.56 2.5243 45.7 (1,2,-1)
35.82 2.5066 94.3 (2,1,-2)
35.84 2.5058 94.3 (2,1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-2.04448
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.74823
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.6466
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.99
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0939

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.9959
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.011890
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.3046
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
49.895%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9275
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.857
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.592
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9416
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of La(CuO2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9416, 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_La(CuO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.83040899
_cell_length_b   5.90909889
_cell_length_c   6.37763859
_cell_angle_alpha   117.04494366
_cell_angle_beta   116.62010949
_cell_angle_gamma   91.14527971
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   La(CuO2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'La2 Cu4 O8'
_cell_volume   167.90591229
_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
  La  La0  1  0.87463933  0.12459544  0.74927393  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.12536067  0.87540456  0.25072607  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.70195841  0.52734290  0.85149375  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.14945720  0.82421164  0.85150422  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.29804159  0.47265710  0.14850625  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.85054280  0.17578836  0.14849578  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.53652171  0.14721838  0.34494333  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.80859973  0.69770211  0.34498759  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.19140027  0.30229789  0.65501241  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.46347829  0.85278162  0.65505667  1.0
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