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Basic Information

Formula
Hf3(CuSi)4
MP-ID
mp-10245
Elements
3
Sites
11
Density
9.4178
g/cm³
Volume
159.04
ų
Cell a
3.8900
Å
Cell b
6.3222
Å
Cell c
7.4570
Å
α Angle
115.10
°
β Angle
105.12
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Immm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oI
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
13.69 6.4667 1.9 (0,0,1)
15.60 5.6806 1.6 (0,1,-1)
15.60 5.6792 1.6 (0,1,0)
23.89 3.7252 54.4 (1,0,-1)
25.00 3.5623 29.5 (0,1,-2)
25.00 3.5613 29.0 (0,1,1)
26.91 3.3131 25.7 (1,1,-1)
27.59 3.2334 12.8 (0,0,2)
28.23 3.1611 33.4 (0,2,-1)
30.31 2.9488 19.1 (1,1,-2)
30.31 2.9485 18.9 (1,-1,-1)
30.96 2.8881 6.5 (1,0,-2)
31.50 2.8403 8.9 (0,2,-2)
31.51 2.8396 8.9 (0,2,0)
37.31 2.4104 49.7 (1,2,-2)
37.31 2.4104 49.7 (1,-2,1)
37.31 2.4102 100.0 (1,2,-1)
37.57 2.3943 38.4 (0,1,-3)
37.57 2.3938 38.7 (0,1,2)
38.92 2.3142 51.3 (1,1,-3)
38.92 2.3142 51.3 (1,-1,2)
38.92 2.3138 51.5 (1,-1,-2)
38.92 2.3138 51.5 (1,1,1)
39.88 2.2607 1.0 (0,2,-3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.48304
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.66210
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0007
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-19.9869
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.46
ų
c/a Ratio
1.9169

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
155.079
GPa
GVRH
84.106
GPa
Young's Modulus E
213.687
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.270
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.844
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.346
Lame λ
99.008
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.364
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.636
Interstitial Fraction
0.364
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0901
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.0628
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3611
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.773%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2672
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.545
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-44.948
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9922
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10245
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Hf3(CuSi)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10245, 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_Hf3(CuSi)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.89003585
_cell_length_b   6.32216862
_cell_length_c   7.45696328
_cell_angle_alpha   115.09811591
_cell_angle_beta   105.11946872
_cell_angle_gamma   89.99999603
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Hf3(CuSi)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf3 Cu4 Si4'
_cell_volume   159.03914496
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.87568015  0.87589048  0.75136231  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.12431985  0.12410952  0.24863769  1.0
  Hf  Hf2  1  -0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.32995277  0.52349821  0.65990653  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.66968669  0.86276859  0.33937237  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.33031331  0.13723141  0.66062763  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.67004723  0.47650179  0.34009347  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.49993302  0.80810858  -0.00013196  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.50006698  0.19189142  0.00013196  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.78451048  0.28431418  0.56902197  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.21548952  0.71568582  0.43097803  1.0
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