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Basic Information

Formula
ErInNi4
MP-ID
mp-1024983
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
10.2344
g/cm³
Volume
83.86
ų
Cell a
4.9131
Å
Cell b
4.9131
Å
Cell c
4.9131
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 11)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
22.16 4.0115 9.5 (1,1,1)
25.64 3.4741 2.4 (1,1,0)
36.58 2.4566 58.1 (2,1,1)
43.18 2.0950 100.0 (2,2,1)
45.21 2.0058 18.4 (2,2,2)
57.85 1.5940 2.7 (3,2,2)
65.85 1.4183 20.5 (3,3,2)
70.41 1.3372 29.7 (3,3,3)
77.75 1.2283 22.1 (4,2,2)
82.05 1.1745 2.1 (4,3,2)
89.13 1.0986 9.4 (4,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.40162
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.47619
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-17.8012
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.98
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
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
-0.009
GPa
GVRH
-0.001
GPa
Young's Modulus E
-
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
-
Pugh Ratio K/G
6.669
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
-250,919.003
Lame λ
-0.008
GPa

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
1.1242
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.949%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2447
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
9.167
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-9.778
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-1024983
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ErInNi4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1024983, 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_ErInNi4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.91309535
_cell_length_b   4.91309535
_cell_length_c   4.91309535
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ErInNi4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er1 In1 Ni4'
_cell_volume   83.85917409
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  In  In1  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.37403538  0.37403538  0.37403538  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.87789586  0.37403538  0.37403538  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.37403538  0.87789586  0.37403538  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.37403538  0.37403538  0.87789586  1.0
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