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MP-ID: mp-989473 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
B2(CN2)3
MP-ID
mp-989473
Elements
3
Sites
22
Density
2.4429
g/cm³
Volume
192.63
ų
Cell a
6.8010
Å
Cell b
6.8010
Å
Cell c
4.8090
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
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
15.04 5.8898 20.9 (1,0,-1,0)
23.89 3.7251 60.8 (1,0,-1,1)
26.21 3.4005 100.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
30.35 2.9449 10.2 (2,0,-2,0)
35.75 2.5114 59.1 (2,0,-2,1)
37.40 2.4045 1.5 (0,0,0,2)
40.52 2.2262 65.1 (1,0,-1,2)
44.87 2.0202 59.0 (3,-1,-2,1)
46.24 1.9633 12.2 (2,-1,-1,2)
46.24 1.9633 1.5 (3,0,-3,0)
48.90 1.8625 1.8 (2,0,-2,2)
50.19 1.8176 1.5 (3,0,-3,1)
50.19 1.8176 1.6 (3,-3,0,1)
56.32 1.6336 3.5 (3,-1,-2,2)
56.32 1.6336 4.4 (4,-3,-1,0)
57.49 1.6030 1.5 (4,-2,-2,1)
59.79 1.5468 15.2 (1,0,-1,3)
59.79 1.5468 6.4 (4,-1,-3,1)
60.92 1.5208 4.2 (3,0,-3,2)
63.14 1.4725 1.5 (4,0,-4,0)
66.40 1.4079 1.2 (2,0,-2,3)
66.40 1.4079 2.0 (4,0,-4,1)
67.47 1.3883 18.8 (4,-2,-2,2)
69.58 1.3512 2.2 (5,-2,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
2.65316
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.37474
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
3.1670
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.4461
eV/atom
Volume/atom
8.76
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7071

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0026
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
N · 0.545
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.455
Interstitial Fraction
1.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.340
Family
Interstitial Alloy
Matrix Element
N · 0.545

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-989473
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of B2(CN2)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-989473, 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_B2(CN2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.80100156
_cell_length_b   6.80100156
_cell_length_c   4.80903500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999576
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   B2(CN2)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'B4 C6 N12'
_cell_volume   192.63461869
_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
  B  B0  1  0.89955900  0.39955900  0.60044100  1.0
  B  B1  1  0.10044100  0.60044100  0.39955900  1.0
  B  B2  1  0.60044100  0.10044100  0.89955900  1.0
  B  B3  1  0.39955900  0.89955900  0.10044100  1.0
  C  C4  1  0.67048400  0.32951600  0.25000000  1.0
  C  C5  1  0.32951600  0.67048400  0.75000000  1.0
  C  C6  1  0.17048400  0.25000000  0.17048400  1.0
  C  C7  1  0.75000000  0.82951600  0.32951600  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.25000000  0.17048400  0.67048400  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.82951600  0.75000000  0.82951600  1.0
  N  N10  1  0.27509900  0.59307800  0.56908200  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.22490100  0.06908200  0.09307800  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.93091800  0.77509900  0.40692200  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.77509900  0.93091800  0.90692200  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.72490100  0.40692200  0.43091800  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.59307800  0.27509900  0.06908200  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.90692200  0.56908200  0.77509900  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.06908200  0.22490100  0.59307800  1.0
  N  N18  1  0.09307800  0.43091800  0.22490100  1.0
  N  N19  1  0.43091800  0.09307800  0.72490100  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.56908200  0.90692200  0.27509900  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.40692200  0.72490100  0.93091800  1.0
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