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MP-ID: mp-998397 · Space group: R3c (#161)

Basic Information

Formula
KCrCl3
MP-ID
mp-998397
Elements
3
Sites
10
Density
2.6793
g/cm³
Volume
244.75
ų
Cell a
7.0018
Å
Cell b
7.0018
Å
Cell c
7.0018
Å
α Angle
60.37
°
β Angle
60.37
°
γ Angle
60.37
°
Space Group
R3c
Point Group
3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
17.87 4.9647 59.9 (1,1,0)
25.30 3.5204 34.6 (1,0,-1)
25.44 3.5008 41.2 (2,1,1)
29.83 2.9953 22.3 (2,1,0)
31.14 2.8717 30.1 (2,0,0)
31.14 2.8717 15.0 (0,0,2)
31.38 2.8505 18.5 (2,2,2)
36.19 2.4824 100.0 (2,0,2)
36.19 2.4824 50.0 (2,2,0)
39.45 2.2840 7.9 (2,0,-1)
40.54 2.2253 10.2 (2,1,-1)
40.73 2.2153 16.6 (3,2,1)
44.58 2.0325 14.9 (2,-1,-1)
44.67 2.0287 12.9 (3,1,0)
44.67 2.0287 6.5 (1,0,3)
44.93 2.0175 8.1 (3,3,2)
47.58 1.9113 1.4 (3,0,2)
47.58 1.9113 2.8 (3,2,0)
51.95 1.7602 12.4 (2,-2,0)
51.95 1.7602 24.9 (2,0,-2)
52.26 1.7504 44.8 (4,2,2)
54.53 1.6829 6.6 (2,-1,-2)
54.53 1.6829 3.3 (2,1,-2)
54.75 1.6765 2.7 (4,2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.72946
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.99547
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0199
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.6271
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.48
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
7.9978
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.032680
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cl · 0.600
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9503
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9005
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
35.866%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9774
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.400
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8650
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-998397
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of KCrCl3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-998397, 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_KCrCl3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.00184001
_cell_length_b   7.00184001
_cell_length_c   7.00183967
_cell_angle_alpha   60.36852347
_cell_angle_beta   60.36852347
_cell_angle_gamma   60.36852729
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   KCrCl3
_chemical_formula_sum   'K2 Cr2 Cl6'
_cell_volume   244.75224917
_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  0.73935000  0.73935000  0.73935000  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.23935000  0.23935000  0.23935000  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.99533600  0.99533600  0.99533600  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.49533600  0.49533600  0.49533600  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.74589200  0.20089000  0.29003200  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.20089000  0.29003200  0.74589200  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.29003200  0.74589200  0.20089000  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.79003200  0.70089000  0.24589200  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.24589200  0.79003200  0.70089000  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.70089000  0.24589200  0.79003200  1.0
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