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MP-ID: mp-10130 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
U2(Ni7B2)3
MP-ID
mp-10130
Elements
3
Sites
29
Density
10.0537
g/cm³
Volume
292.92
ų
Cell a
7.4546
Å
Cell b
7.4546
Å
Cell c
7.4546
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
Stability
Yes
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
16.82 5.2712 50.0 (1,1,0)
16.82 5.2712 100.0 (1,0,1)
23.87 3.7273 20.2 (1,2,1)
23.87 3.7273 20.2 (1,-1,0)
23.87 3.7273 20.2 (2,1,1)
23.87 3.7273 40.4 (0,1,-1)
23.87 3.7273 20.2 (1,0,-1)
29.35 3.0433 11.7 (0,2,0)
29.35 3.0433 5.9 (2,0,0)
29.35 3.0433 5.9 (0,0,2)
34.02 2.6356 1.9 (2,2,0)
38.18 2.3573 54.2 (2,3,1)
38.18 2.3573 54.2 (1,-2,-1)
38.18 2.3573 81.3 (2,-1,1)
38.18 2.3573 54.2 (1,2,3)
38.18 2.3573 27.1 (2,1,3)
38.18 2.3573 54.2 (2,1,-1)
41.98 2.1520 74.6 (1,3,0)
41.98 2.1519 24.9 (2,3,3)
41.98 2.1519 49.7 (1,-2,1)
41.98 2.1519 24.9 (3,0,1)
41.98 2.1519 49.7 (3,1,0)
41.98 2.1519 49.7 (1,0,3)
41.98 2.1519 24.9 (0,1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.31964
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.66592
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.0101
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.10
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0029
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ni · 0.724
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.276
Interstitial Fraction
0.207
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7441
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1867
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3787
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.728%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1509
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.444
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-29.964
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6773
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10130
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of U2(Ni7B2)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10130, 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_U2(Ni7B2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.45454961
_cell_length_b   7.45455907
_cell_length_c   7.45454556
_cell_angle_alpha   59.99995221
_cell_angle_beta   59.99993646
_cell_angle_gamma   59.99996272
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   U2(Ni7B2)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'U2 Ni21 B6'
_cell_volume   292.92002163
_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
  U  U0  1  0.75000202  0.74999725  0.75000103  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.24999804  0.25000215  0.24999920  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.34053770  0.99999720  0.65946620  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.84438551  0.38520581  0.38520287  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.61479805  0.61479559  0.61479642  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.99999783  0.34053873  -0.00000130  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.34053652  0.99999815  0.99999851  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.99999790  0.34053795  0.65946609  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.65946659  0.99999745  0.34053805  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.99999806  0.99999851  0.34053755  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.34053849  0.65946613  0.99999708  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.65946598  0.34053862  0.99999810  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.99999714  0.65946647  0.34053824  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.99999849  0.99999691  0.65946645  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.15560655  0.61479760  0.61479957  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.65946774  0.99999681  0.99999808  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.99999756  0.65946563  0.99999727  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.00000007  0.99999986  0.99999998  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.38520397  0.38520810  0.38520616  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.38520345  0.84438182  0.38520717  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.61480088  0.61479500  0.15560894  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.61479923  0.15560929  0.61479610  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.38520184  0.38520858  0.84438252  1.0
  B  B23  1  0.73456915  0.26543162  0.73456920  1.0
  B  B24  1  0.26542955  0.26543173  0.73457009  1.0
  B  B25  1  0.73457015  0.73456820  0.26543022  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.73456992  0.26543203  0.26542921  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.26543048  0.73456811  0.73457039  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.26543112  0.73456867  0.26543062  1.0
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