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Basic Information

Formula
HoCu4Pd
MP-ID
mp-1025134
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
10.2847
g/cm³
Volume
84.85
ų
Cell a
4.9324
Å
Cell b
4.9324
Å
Cell c
4.9324
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 12)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
22.07 4.0273 6.9 (1,1,1)
25.54 3.4877 2.8 (1,1,0)
36.43 2.4662 53.2 (2,1,1)
43.01 2.1032 100.0 (2,2,1)
45.02 2.0136 20.8 (2,2,2)
57.60 1.6003 2.0 (3,2,2)
59.24 1.5598 1.0 (3,2,1)
65.56 1.4239 19.0 (3,3,2)
70.10 1.3424 29.7 (3,3,3)
77.39 1.2331 22.3 (4,2,2)
81.66 1.1791 1.6 (4,3,2)
88.69 1.1029 8.6 (4,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.37828
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-16.91644
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.9164
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.14
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
115.869
GPa
GVRH
48.519
GPa
Young's Modulus E
127.729
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.316
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.388
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.002
Lame λ
83.523
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 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
1.7377
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.497%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2933
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
10.833
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.222
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-1025134
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HoCu4Pd were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1025134, 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_HoCu4Pd
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.93239334
_cell_length_b   4.93239334
_cell_length_c   4.93239334
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HoCu4Pd
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ho1 Cu4 Pd1'
_cell_volume   84.85122387
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.37420409  0.37420409  0.37420409  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.87738872  0.37420409  0.37420409  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.37420409  0.87738872  0.37420409  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.37420409  0.37420409  0.87738872  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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