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HfAs

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MP-ID: mp-9954 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
HfAs
MP-ID
mp-9954
Elements
2
Sites
8
Density
10.6877
g/cm³
Volume
157.49
ų
Cell a
3.7867
Å
Cell b
3.7867
Å
Cell c
12.6823
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
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
13.97 6.3411 1.9 (0,0,0,2)
27.19 3.2794 17.8 (1,0,-1,0)
28.11 3.1750 32.7 (1,0,-1,1)
28.14 3.1706 10.3 (0,0,0,4)
30.69 2.9129 13.8 (1,0,-1,2)
34.62 2.5911 100.0 (1,0,-1,3)
39.54 2.2794 31.7 (1,0,-1,4)
42.78 2.1137 1.1 (0,0,0,6)
45.19 2.0064 8.0 (1,-1,0,5)
45.19 2.0064 15.9 (1,0,-1,5)
48.05 1.8934 34.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
48.05 1.8934 17.4 (1,1,-2,0)
51.43 1.7766 9.4 (1,0,-1,6)
56.09 1.6397 1.6 (2,0,-2,0)
56.60 1.6262 3.2 (2,-2,0,1)
56.60 1.6262 1.6 (2,0,-2,1)
56.62 1.6256 9.4 (2,-1,-1,4)
58.11 1.5875 1.4 (2,0,-2,2)
58.17 1.5858 10.4 (1,0,-1,7)
58.20 1.5853 8.8 (0,0,0,8)
60.57 1.5287 6.7 (2,-2,0,3)
60.57 1.5287 13.3 (2,0,-2,3)
63.92 1.4565 2.6 (2,-2,0,4)
63.92 1.4565 5.2 (2,0,-2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.99204
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.30570
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-31.0875
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.69
ų
c/a Ratio
3.3492

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
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
127.118
GPa
GVRH
65.141
GPa
Young's Modulus E
166.912
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.281
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.951
Vickers Hardness Est.
7.530
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.321
Lame λ
83.691
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Hf · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.544
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Hf · 0.500

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
1.3210
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2810
Debye Temperature
340.8
K
Sound Velocity
2,751.1
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2810

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9954
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfAs were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9954, 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_HfAs
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.78670151
_cell_length_b   3.78670160
_cell_length_c   12.68227822
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000801
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfAs
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf4 As4'
_cell_volume   157.48892891
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.38307015  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.88307015  1.0
  Hf  Hf2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.61692985  1.0
  Hf  Hf3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.11692985  1.0
  As  As4  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
  As  As5  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  As  As6  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  As  As7  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
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