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K3Rh

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MP-ID: mp-976126 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
K3Rh
MP-ID
mp-976126
Elements
2
Sites
8
Density
2.5241
g/cm³
Volume
289.73
ų
Cell a
7.7907
Å
Cell b
7.7907
Å
Cell c
5.5120
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
13.12 6.7469 28.8 (1,0,-1,0)
20.81 4.2686 14.2 (1,0,-1,1)
22.83 3.8953 15.3 (2,-1,-1,0)
26.42 3.3735 26.3 (2,0,-2,0)
31.08 2.8773 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
32.49 2.7560 21.3 (0,0,0,2)
35.18 2.5513 5.2 (1,0,-1,2)
38.91 2.3144 19.1 (3,-1,-2,1)
40.08 2.2498 7.2 (2,-1,-1,2)
40.09 2.2490 2.5 (3,0,-3,0)
42.35 2.1343 13.7 (2,0,-2,2)
43.46 2.0823 3.9 (3,0,-3,1)
46.63 1.9477 11.4 (4,-2,-2,0)
46.63 1.9477 5.7 (2,2,-4,0)
48.66 1.8713 1.9 (4,-1,-3,0)
51.55 1.7728 1.5 (1,0,-1,3)
51.58 1.7719 6.4 (4,-1,-3,1)
52.52 1.7424 1.6 (3,0,-3,2)
54.39 1.6867 1.5 (4,0,-4,0)
57.08 1.6135 15.7 (2,0,-2,3)
57.11 1.6129 4.3 (4,-4,0,1)
57.11 1.6129 8.6 (4,0,-4,1)
57.98 1.5906 17.1 (4,-2,-2,2)
59.73 1.5481 3.0 (4,-1,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.62099
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-9.92676
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.6210
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.9268
eV/atom
Volume/atom
36.22
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7075

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.1351
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.000470
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
K · 0.750
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.521
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
K · 0.750

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-976126
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of K3Rh were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-976126, 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_K3Rh
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.79067428
_cell_length_b   7.79067428
_cell_length_c   5.51196836
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000422
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   K3Rh
_chemical_formula_sum   'K6 Rh2'
_cell_volume   289.72596863
_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  0.18837977  0.37676053  0.25000000  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.62323947  0.81162023  0.25000000  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.18837977  0.81162023  0.25000000  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.81169489  0.62338879  0.75000000  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.37661121  0.18830511  0.75000000  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.81169489  0.18830511  0.75000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
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