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Rb3BAs2

Elasticity Data ELA

MP-ID: mp-9718 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
Rb3BAs2
MP-ID
mp-9718
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
3.2967
g/cm³
Volume
420.14
ų
Cell a
6.8365
Å
Cell b
6.8365
Å
Cell c
9.6151
Å
α Angle
75.27
°
β Angle
75.27
°
γ Angle
87.84
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
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
13.40 6.6089 6.7 (1,0,0)
14.48 6.1161 1.4 (1,0,1)
18.56 4.7798 7.2 (1,0,-1)
18.71 4.7420 4.2 (1,-1,0)
19.26 4.6073 5.7 (1,1,0)
19.74 4.4979 2.4 (0,0,2)
20.89 4.2530 8.0 (1,0,2)
21.18 4.1949 7.5 (1,-1,1)
22.22 4.0012 17.1 (1,1,2)
26.27 3.3923 51.7 (2,0,1)
26.65 3.3452 48.0 (1,0,-2)
26.98 3.3045 37.3 (2,0,0)
27.33 3.2634 70.8 (1,-1,2)
28.78 3.1022 99.4 (2,1,1)
29.20 3.0581 41.4 (0,2,2)
29.20 3.0581 41.4 (2,0,2)
29.43 3.0352 98.9 (1,0,3)
29.88 2.9903 40.2 (2,-1,0)
30.37 2.9434 3.1 (1,2,2)
30.37 2.9434 3.1 (2,1,2)
30.40 2.9402 11.6 (2,-1,1)
30.59 2.9221 32.9 (2,1,0)
32.36 2.7670 74.4 (1,1,-2)
32.62 2.7450 100.0 (2,-1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.32506
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.48526
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-13.5873
eV/atom
Volume/atom
35.01
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4064

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
1.294
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
15.057
GPa
GVRH
6.582
GPa
Young's Modulus E
17.235
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.309
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.288
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.474
Lame λ
10.669
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Rb · 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
1.4740
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3090
Debye Temperature
485.8
K
Sound Velocity
1,580.1
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3090

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9718
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Rb3BAs2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9718, 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_Rb3BAs2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.83648503
_cell_length_b   6.83648541
_cell_length_c   9.61509844
_cell_angle_alpha   75.26548727
_cell_angle_beta   75.26549436
_cell_angle_gamma   87.83661433
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Rb3BAs2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Rb6 B2 As4'
_cell_volume   420.14120146
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.85169029  0.14830971  0.75000000  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.14830971  0.85169029  0.25000000  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.24328614  0.34935526  0.98150488  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.65064474  0.75671386  0.51849512  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.75671386  0.65064474  0.01849512  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.34935526  0.24328614  0.48150488  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.78330379  0.21669621  0.25000000  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.21669621  0.78330379  0.75000000  1.0
  As  As8  1  0.90631489  0.34817204  0.35582010  1.0
  As  As9  1  0.65182796  0.09368511  0.14417990  1.0
  As  As10  1  0.34817204  0.90631489  0.85582010  1.0
  As  As11  1  0.09368511  0.65182796  0.64417990  1.0
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