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Basic Information

Formula
VCoB3
MP-ID
mp-10057
Elements
3
Sites
10
Density
6.1240
g/cm³
Volume
77.17
ų
Cell a
2.9658
Å
Cell b
2.9927
Å
Cell c
8.8231
Å
α Angle
99.76
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
Yes
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
10.17 8.6953 34.4 (0,0,1)
30.31 2.9493 33.1 (0,1,0)
30.85 2.8984 5.2 (0,0,3)
33.70 2.6592 6.7 (0,1,1)
33.70 2.6592 6.7 (0,1,-2)
36.68 2.4500 83.7 (1,0,2)
39.73 2.2685 1.7 (0,1,2)
39.73 2.2685 1.7 (0,1,-3)
41.54 2.1738 21.7 (0,0,4)
43.26 2.0913 17.0 (1,1,0)
43.67 2.0729 9.7 (1,0,3)
45.83 1.9799 100.0 (1,1,1)
47.57 1.9115 28.7 (0,1,3)
47.57 1.9115 28.7 (0,1,-4)
50.66 1.8018 7.3 (1,1,2)
52.63 1.7391 6.1 (0,0,5)
57.35 1.6067 3.8 (1,1,3)
57.35 1.6067 3.8 (1,1,-4)
61.85 1.5002 13.9 (1,0,5)
62.02 1.4963 16.5 (0,2,-1)
62.65 1.4829 16.0 (2,0,0)
65.56 1.4240 1.1 (1,1,4)
65.56 1.4240 1.1 (1,1,-5)
71.17 1.3249 5.3 (2,1,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.61055
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.86165
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-10.4662
eV/atom
Volume/atom
7.72
ų
c/a Ratio
2.9750

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
296.493
GPa
GVRH
203.341
GPa
Young's Modulus E
496.516
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.221
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.458
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.075
Lame λ
160.932
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
B · 0.600
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.600
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
0.3301
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
18.487%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1604
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.600
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-52.640
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8650
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10057
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of VCoB3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10057, 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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Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_VCoB3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.96576088
_cell_length_b   2.99265272
_cell_length_c   8.82309028
_cell_angle_alpha   99.76409259
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   VCoB3
_chemical_formula_sum   'V2 Co2 B6'
_cell_volume   77.17491168
_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
  V  V0  1  0.25000000  0.07464660  0.14929519  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.75000000  0.92535340  0.85070481  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.25000000  0.79589518  0.59179235  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.75000000  0.20410482  0.40820765  1.0
  B  B4  1  0.25000000  0.37514550  0.75029200  1.0
  B  B5  1  0.75000000  0.62485450  0.24970800  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.25000000  0.47492631  0.94985163  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.75000000  0.52507369  0.05014837  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.75000000  0.32034167  0.64068435  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.25000000  0.67965833  0.35931565  1.0
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