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MP-ID: mp-999566 · Space group: F-43m (#216)

Basic Information

Formula
Mn2CuSb
MP-ID
mp-999566
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.1173
g/cm³
Volume
60.38
ų
Cell a
4.4037
Å
Cell b
4.4037
Å
Cell c
4.4037
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 11)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
24.76 3.5956 11.9 (1,1,1)
28.67 3.1139 3.8 (1,1,0)
40.99 2.2018 100.0 (2,1,1)
48.48 1.8777 6.2 (2,2,1)
50.78 1.7978 1.1 (2,2,2)
59.36 1.5569 15.7 (2,2,0)
65.31 1.4287 2.6 (3,2,2)
67.23 1.3926 1.5 (3,2,1)
74.66 1.2712 30.7 (3,3,2)
80.07 1.1985 2.1 (3,3,1)
88.89 1.1009 9.8 (4,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.13272
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-16.34723
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2943
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.3590
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.10
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
4.7738
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
3
Magnetization/Volume
0.079060
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mn · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
9.4432
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.815%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2190
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
1.213
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-999566
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mn2CuSb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-999566, 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_Mn2CuSb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.40366446
_cell_length_b   4.40366446
_cell_length_c   4.40366446
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mn2CuSb
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn2 Cu1 Sb1'
_cell_volume   60.38480415
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
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