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MP-ID: mp-1024977 · Space group: F-43m (#216)

Basic Information

Formula
YbNi4Au
MP-ID
mp-1024977
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
12.5232
g/cm³
Volume
80.19
ų
Cell a
4.8404
Å
Cell b
4.8404
Å
Cell c
4.8404
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
F-43m
Point Group
-43m
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 10)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
22.50 3.9522 20.4 (1,1,1)
37.15 2.4202 70.9 (2,1,1)
43.87 2.0640 100.0 (2,2,1)
45.92 1.9761 12.7 (2,2,2)
53.55 1.7113 1.3 (2,2,0)
58.80 1.5704 5.3 (3,2,2)
66.97 1.3973 25.8 (3,3,2)
71.63 1.3174 30.3 (3,3,3)
79.15 1.2101 22.0 (4,2,2)
83.56 1.1571 4.5 (4,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.40126
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-22.90813
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.9081
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.37
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 · 0.667
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8676
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.2129
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.1599
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.971%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4179
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
10.833
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.556
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1024977
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YbNi4Au were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1024977, 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_YbNi4Au
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.84040801
_cell_length_b   4.84040801
_cell_length_c   4.84040801
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YbNi4Au
_chemical_formula_sum   'Yb1 Ni4 Au1'
_cell_volume   80.19197577
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.62558142  0.62558142  0.62558142  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.62558142  0.62558142  0.12325573  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.62558142  0.12325573  0.62558142  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.12325573  0.62558142  0.62558142  1.0
  Au  Au5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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