Basic Information
Formula
NbCo
MP-ID
mp-1009264
Elements
2
Sites
2
Density
8.6124
g/cm³
Volume
29.28
ų
Cell a
3.0820
Å
Cell b
3.0820
Å
Cell c
3.0820
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.5236
X-ray Diffraction
Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 6)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.97 | 3.0820 | 6.0 | (1,0,0) |
| 41.43 | 2.1793 | 100.0 | (1,1,0) |
| 51.35 | 1.7794 | 1.7 | (1,1,1) |
| 60.04 | 1.5410 | 15.9 | (2,0,0) |
| 68.02 | 1.3783 | 2.3 | (2,1,0) |
| 75.57 | 1.2582 | 31.1 | (2,1,1) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
-0.02505
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.64241
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1334
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.6424
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.64
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
1.7584
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.060060
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
207.312
GPa
GVRH
70.076
GPa
Young's Modulus E
188.939
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.348
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.958
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.022
Lame λ
160.595
GPa
Feature Analysis
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Nb · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.700
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Nb · 0.500
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1009264
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of NbCo were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1009264, 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_NbCo
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 3.08203000
_cell_length_b 3.08203000
_cell_length_c 3.08203000
_cell_angle_alpha 90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural NbCo
_chemical_formula_sum 'Nb1 Co1'
_cell_volume 29.27592226
_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
Nb Nb0 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1.0
Co Co1 1 0.50000000 0.50000000 0.50000000 1.0
