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K3BAs2

Elasticity Data ELA

MP-ID: mp-9665 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
K3BAs2
MP-ID
mp-9665
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
2.3954
g/cm³
Volume
385.37
ų
Cell a
6.7191
Å
Cell b
6.7191
Å
Cell c
9.1542
Å
α Angle
74.94
°
β Angle
74.94
°
γ Angle
86.14
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
Stability
No
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
13.65 6.4883 7.2 (1,0,0)
14.92 5.9388 2.8 (1,0,1)
19.13 4.6384 75.9 (1,0,-1)
19.34 4.5884 34.4 (1,-1,0)
19.35 4.5874 4.7 (1,1,0)
21.82 4.0731 1.9 (1,0,2)
22.83 3.8950 1.4 (1,1,2)
26.83 3.3231 33.3 (2,0,1)
27.49 3.2441 7.6 (2,0,0)
27.72 3.2187 27.4 (1,0,-2)
28.53 3.1289 39.4 (1,-1,2)
28.97 3.0822 100.0 (2,1,1)
30.10 2.9694 83.4 (2,0,2)
30.81 2.9019 26.8 (2,-1,0)
30.82 2.9014 10.7 (2,1,0)
30.85 2.8981 4.6 (2,1,2)
30.91 2.8925 85.0 (1,0,3)
31.42 2.8473 2.6 (2,-1,1)
31.87 2.8082 1.4 (2,0,-1)
33.34 2.6878 53.5 (1,1,-2)
33.71 2.6587 82.7 (2,-1,-1)
35.88 2.5028 5.9 (2,1,-1)
35.94 2.4986 1.6 (2,1,3)
36.34 2.4724 7.1 (2,0,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.32894
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.56456
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0111
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.5646
eV/atom
Volume/atom
32.11
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3624

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
1.313
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

KVRH
16.559
GPa
GVRH
7.368
GPa
Young's Modulus E
19.249
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.306
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.247
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
2.442
Lame λ
11.647
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
K · 0.500
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.167

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
2.4420
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3060
Debye Temperature
541.9
K
Sound Velocity
1,960.6
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3060

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9665
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of K3BAs2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9665, 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_K3BAs2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.71906124
_cell_length_b   6.71906124
_cell_length_c   9.15415892
_cell_angle_alpha   74.93929986
_cell_angle_beta   74.93929986
_cell_angle_gamma   86.14102899
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   K3BAs2
_chemical_formula_sum   'K6 B2 As4'
_cell_volume   385.36840257
_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
  K  K0  1  0.25130300  0.14487100  0.02017300  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.14487100  0.25130300  0.52017300  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.64338500  0.35661500  0.25000000  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.35661500  0.64338500  0.75000000  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.85512900  0.74869700  0.47982700  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.74869700  0.85512900  0.97982700  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.71589600  0.28410400  0.75000000  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.28410400  0.71589600  0.25000000  1.0
  As  As8  1  0.58561300  0.14277500  0.64651000  1.0
  As  As9  1  0.85722500  0.41438700  0.85349000  1.0
  As  As10  1  0.14277500  0.58561300  0.14651000  1.0
  As  As11  1  0.41438700  0.85722500  0.35349000  1.0
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