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MP-ID: mp-979433 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
YLuCu2
MP-ID
mp-979433
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.1897
g/cm³
Volume
79.27
ų
Cell a
4.8218
Å
Cell b
4.8218
Å
Cell c
4.8218
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
Stability
Yes
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 13)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
22.58 3.9370 9.6 (1,1,1)
26.14 3.4096 12.2 (1,1,0)
37.30 2.4109 100.0 (2,1,1)
44.04 2.0560 5.4 (2,2,1)
46.11 1.9685 3.6 (2,2,2)
53.77 1.7048 17.0 (2,2,0)
59.05 1.5644 2.4 (3,2,2)
60.74 1.5248 5.1 (3,2,1)
67.26 1.3919 33.8 (3,3,2)
71.95 1.3123 1.8 (3,3,3)
79.51 1.2055 10.4 (4,2,2)
83.95 1.1526 1.9 (4,3,2)
85.42 1.1365 2.7 (4,3,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.26333
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-20.28510
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-20.2851
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.82
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0001
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
1.2652
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.244%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3280
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-11.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-979433
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YLuCu2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-979433, 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_YLuCu2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.82182487
_cell_length_b   4.82182487
_cell_length_c   4.82182487
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YLuCu2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y1 Lu1 Cu2'
_cell_volume   79.27190571
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Lu  Lu1  1  0.24999900  0.24999900  0.24999900  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.50000100  0.50000100  0.50000100  1.0
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