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MP-ID: mp-1018060 · Space group: I4/mmm (#139)

Basic Information

Formula
GaCo2Ni
MP-ID
mp-1018060
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.9143
g/cm³
Volume
45.88
ų
Cell a
4.3736
Å
Cell b
4.3736
Å
Cell c
4.3736
Å
α Angle
131.56
°
β Angle
131.56
°
γ Angle
70.93
°
Space Group
I4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 5)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
43.80 2.0668 100.0 (1,1,0)
50.89 1.7944 31.4 (1,-1,1)
51.30 1.7811 15.3 (2,2,-2)
74.83 1.2688 9.1 (0,0,2)
75.16 1.2641 18.1 (3,1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.12402
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.59726
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0753
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.8891
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.47
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
2.8513
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
3
Magnetization/Volume
0.062150
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
177.040
GPa
GVRH
60.729
GPa
Young's Modulus E
163.493
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.346
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.915
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
2.611
Lame λ
136.554
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.1156
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
3.531%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.0367
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.687
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1018060
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of GaCo2Ni were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1018060, 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_GaCo2Ni
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.37357224
_cell_length_b   4.37357224
_cell_length_c   4.37357224
_cell_angle_alpha   131.55547191
_cell_angle_beta   131.55547191
_cell_angle_gamma   70.93202332
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   GaCo2Ni
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ga1 Co2 Ni1'
_cell_volume   45.87687725
_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
  Ga  Ga0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.75000000  0.25000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
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