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MP-ID: mp-1006283 · Space group: P-6 (#174)

Basic Information

Formula
Er3(In2Co)2
MP-ID
mp-1006283
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
9.1332
g/cm³
Volume
196.16
ų
Cell a
8.0405
Å
Cell b
8.0405
Å
Cell c
3.5036
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6
Point Group
-6
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
12.71 6.9633 4.6 (1,0,-1,0)
22.11 4.0203 6.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
25.42 3.5036 6.7 (0,0,0,1)
25.59 3.4816 2.3 (2,0,-2,0)
28.52 3.1298 7.4 (1,0,-1,1)
33.94 2.6413 100.0 (2,-1,-1,1)
34.07 2.6319 78.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
36.38 2.4696 50.8 (2,0,-2,1)
38.80 2.3211 24.6 (3,0,-3,0)
38.80 2.3211 12.3 (3,-3,0,0)
42.98 2.1043 39.9 (3,-1,-2,1)
46.96 1.9350 3.0 (3,0,-3,1)
47.05 1.9313 4.4 (4,-1,-3,0)
52.22 1.7518 16.1 (0,0,0,2)
52.48 1.7436 1.2 (4,-2,-2,1)
52.57 1.7408 3.9 (4,0,-4,0)
52.57 1.7408 1.9 (4,-4,0,0)
54.23 1.6913 8.8 (4,-1,-3,1)
57.38 1.6060 1.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
57.71 1.5975 10.9 (5,-2,-3,0)
59.27 1.5590 16.5 (4,0,-4,1)
60.97 1.5195 7.7 (5,-1,-4,0)
63.83 1.4583 25.1 (3,-1,-2,2)
64.06 1.4535 10.7 (3,2,-5,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.22064
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.55472
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1431
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.5547
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.80
ų
c/a Ratio
0.4357

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.1032
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.000530
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
In · 0.444
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.556
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0609
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.8200
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.5281
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.979%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2730
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
6.837
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9656
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1006283
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Er3(In2Co)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1006283, 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_Er3(In2Co)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.04050561
_cell_length_b   8.04050561
_cell_length_c   3.50360500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999676
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Er3(In2Co)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er3 In4 Co2'
_cell_volume   196.16092531
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.25819500  0.00390000  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.99610000  0.25429500  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.74570500  0.74180500  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.04496700  0.62938600  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.37061400  0.41558100  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In6  1  0.58441900  0.95503300  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
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