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ErInCo4

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MP-ID: mp-1025066 · Space group: F-43m (#216)

Basic Information

Formula
ErInCo4
MP-ID
mp-1025066
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
9.9088
g/cm³
Volume
86.78
ų
Cell a
4.9694
Å
Cell b
4.9694
Å
Cell c
4.9694
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
No
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
21.91 4.0575 11.5 (1,1,1)
25.35 3.5139 2.2 (1,1,0)
36.15 2.4847 60.2 (2,1,1)
42.67 2.1190 100.0 (2,2,1)
44.67 2.0288 17.4 (2,2,2)
57.13 1.6123 3.1 (3,2,2)
65.01 1.4345 21.4 (3,3,2)
69.50 1.3525 29.7 (3,3,3)
76.71 1.2424 21.8 (4,2,2)
80.93 1.1879 2.5 (4,3,2)
87.86 1.1112 9.7 (4,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.13968
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.11644
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0307
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.1164
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.46
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
4.4979
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
5
Magnetization/Volume
0.051830
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.667
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

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
1.4541
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.540%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2339
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
7.692
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.730
Family
Co-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Co · 0.667

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1025066
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ErInCo4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1025066, 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_ErInCo4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.96940928
_cell_length_b   4.96940928
_cell_length_c   4.96940928
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ErInCo4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er1 In1 Co4'
_cell_volume   86.77593504
_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
  Co  Co2  1  0.37466900  0.37466900  0.37466900  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.87599300  0.37466900  0.37466900  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.37466900  0.87599300  0.37466900  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.37466900  0.37466900  0.87599300  1.0
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