Basic Information
Formula
YC
MP-ID
mp-998894
Elements
2
Sites
2
Density
4.1070
g/cm³
Volume
40.80
ų
Cell a
3.8643
Å
Cell b
3.8643
Å
Cell c
3.8643
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
F-43m
Point Group
-43m
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 9)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.29 | 3.1552 | 100.0 | (1,1,1) |
| 32.78 | 2.7325 | 38.4 | (1,1,0) |
| 47.03 | 1.9321 | 42.7 | (2,1,1) |
| 55.79 | 1.6477 | 42.1 | (2,2,1) |
| 58.51 | 1.5776 | 9.9 | (2,2,2) |
| 68.70 | 1.3662 | 6.4 | (2,2,0) |
| 75.89 | 1.2537 | 16.3 | (3,2,2) |
| 78.23 | 1.2220 | 12.5 | (3,2,1) |
| 87.43 | 1.1155 | 13.5 | (3,3,2) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
0.51687
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.35316
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.8106
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.3532
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.40
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
0.0136
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000330
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
82.805
GPa
GVRH
15.041
GPa
Young's Modulus E
42.547
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.414
Pugh Ratio K/G
5.505
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
10.113
Lame λ
72.778
GPa
Feature Analysis
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Y · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.500
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.424
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Y · 0.500
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-998894
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of YC were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-998894, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_YC
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 3.86428058
_cell_length_b 3.86428058
_cell_length_c 3.86428058
_cell_angle_alpha 60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural YC
_chemical_formula_sum 'Y1 C1'
_cell_volume 40.80289316
_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 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1.0
C C1 1 0.25000000 0.25000000 0.25000000 1.0
