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MP-ID: mp-10131 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Zn3(Ni10B3)2
MP-ID
mp-10131
Elements
3
Sites
29
Density
8.4948
g/cm³
Volume
280.50
ų
Cell a
7.3477
Å
Cell b
7.3477
Å
Cell c
7.3477
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 19)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
14.77 5.9994 1.1 (1,1,1)
28.49 3.1331 1.7 (2,2,1)
29.78 2.9997 1.8 (2,2,2)
34.53 2.5978 4.8 (2,2,0)
38.75 2.3235 25.2 (3,2,1)
42.63 2.1211 31.4 (3,3,2)
45.35 1.9998 100.0 (3,3,3)
49.63 1.8369 21.3 (4,2,2)
52.07 1.7564 24.7 (4,3,2)
52.86 1.7319 11.5 (4,3,3)
55.97 1.6430 2.8 (4,3,1)
58.22 1.5846 3.1 (4,4,3)
58.96 1.5665 7.1 (4,4,2)
72.81 1.2989 4.3 (4,4,0)
75.44 1.2601 6.9 (5,5,4)
78.03 1.2246 22.4 (6,3,3)
79.96 1.1999 12.6 (5,5,5)
83.15 1.1618 4.6 (6,4,2)
85.05 1.1406 6.4 (6,5,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.28209
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.78065
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-10.9698
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.67
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
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ni · 0.690
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.310
Interstitial Fraction
0.207
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8169
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.7918
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3734
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.383%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1024
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.759
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-31.820
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7436
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10131
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zn3(Ni10B3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10131, 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_Zn3(Ni10B3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.34767292
_cell_length_b   7.34767292
_cell_length_c   7.34767292
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zn3(Ni10B3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn3 Ni20 B6'
_cell_volume   280.50102293
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.66180666  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.38303909  0.85088274  0.38303909  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.66180666  0.33819334  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.00000000  0.33819334  0.66180666  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.66180666  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.33819334  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.66180666  -0.00000000  0.33819334  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.00000000  0.33819334  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  -0.00000000  0.66180666  0.33819334  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.33819334  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.00000000  0.66180666  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.33819334  0.00000000  0.66180666  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.38303909  0.38303909  0.38303909  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.33819334  0.66180666  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.61696091  0.14911726  0.61696091  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.38303909  0.38303909  0.85088274  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.85088274  0.38303909  0.38303909  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.61696091  0.61696091  0.61696091  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.14911726  0.61696091  0.61696091  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.61696091  0.61696091  0.14911726  1.0
  B  B23  1  0.72519666  0.72519666  0.27480334  1.0
  B  B24  1  0.72519666  0.27480334  0.72519666  1.0
  B  B25  1  0.27480334  0.72519666  0.27480334  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.72519666  0.27480334  0.27480334  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.27480334  0.72519666  0.72519666  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.27480334  0.27480334  0.72519666  1.0
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