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ZnSn3

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MP-ID: mp-980905 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
ZnSn3
MP-ID
mp-980905
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
6.9057
g/cm³
Volume
101.36
ų
Cell a
5.2336
Å
Cell b
5.2336
Å
Cell c
5.2336
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
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 8)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
20.79 4.2732 2.9 (1,1,1)
24.05 3.7007 1.5 (1,1,0)
34.27 2.6168 100.0 (2,1,1)
40.42 2.2316 1.7 (2,2,1)
49.24 1.8504 18.2 (2,2,0)
61.36 1.5108 38.1 (3,3,2)
72.20 1.3084 12.0 (4,2,2)
82.41 1.1703 17.3 (4,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.12661
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-20.66068
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1266
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.1955
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.34
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0002
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
47.267
GPa
GVRH
3.808
GPa
Young's Modulus E
11.125
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.461
Pugh Ratio K/G
12.413
Vickers Hardness Est.
0.000
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
79.984
Lame λ
44.728
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Sn · 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
0.847
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Sn · 0.750

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
79.9840
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.4610
Debye Temperature
85.9
K
Sound Velocity
847.3
m/s
Homogeneity
0.4610

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-980905
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ZnSn3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-980905, 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_ZnSn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.23357164
_cell_length_b   5.23357164
_cell_length_c   5.23357164
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ZnSn3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn1 Sn3'
_cell_volume   101.36301585
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn1  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn2  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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