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Basic Information

Formula
YSi3Ni
MP-ID
mp-10284
Elements
3
Sites
10
Density
4.7425
g/cm³
Volume
162.36
ų
Cell a
3.9162
Å
Cell b
3.9601
Å
Cell c
10.6508
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
100.59
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Cmmm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
Yes
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
8.45 10.4692 12.6 (0,0,1)
16.94 5.2346 55.6 (0,0,2)
23.11 3.8494 1.5 (1,0,0)
24.03 3.7040 10.1 (0,1,1)
26.09 3.4153 7.0 (1,0,1)
26.09 3.4153 7.0 (1,0,-2)
31.27 2.8603 18.6 (1,0,2)
31.27 2.8603 18.6 (1,0,-3)
32.44 2.7603 18.8 (1,1,0)
34.25 2.6182 68.6 (0,1,3)
34.26 2.6173 7.2 (0,0,4)
34.68 2.5863 100.0 (1,1,1)
34.68 2.5863 100.0 (1,1,-2)
37.85 2.3771 9.6 (1,0,3)
38.84 2.3188 2.8 (1,1,2)
41.35 2.1835 21.3 (0,1,4)
44.45 2.0381 6.8 (1,1,3)
44.45 2.0381 6.8 (1,1,-4)
45.34 2.0002 27.6 (1,0,4)
45.34 2.0002 27.6 (1,0,-5)
45.83 1.9801 46.6 (0,2,0)
46.37 1.9581 45.0 (2,0,-1)
49.20 1.8520 6.9 (0,2,2)
49.23 1.8510 13.1 (0,1,5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.68064
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.39368
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.4271
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.24
ų
c/a Ratio
2.7197

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
120.066
GPa
GVRH
85.329
GPa
Young's Modulus E
206.959
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.213
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.407
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.146
Lame λ
63.180
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Si · 0.600
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.600
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9503
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9005
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3087
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
18.816%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2730
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-43.960
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8650
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10284
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YSi3Ni were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10284, 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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Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_YSi3Ni
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.91619474
_cell_length_b   3.96013567
_cell_length_c   10.65076275
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   100.59383679
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YSi3Ni
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y2 Si6 Ni2'
_cell_volume   162.36362860
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Y  Y0  1  0.33123766  0.50000000  0.66247532  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.66876234  0.50000000  0.33752468  1.0
  Si  Si2  1  0.44383174  -0.00000000  0.88766248  1.0
  Si  Si3  1  0.55616826  -0.00000000  0.11233652  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.21752986  -0.00000000  0.43505873  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.78247014  0.00000000  0.56494127  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.94381545  0.50000000  0.88763090  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.05618355  0.50000000  0.11236910  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.10983114  -0.00000000  0.21966329  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.89016886  0.00000000  0.78033671  1.0
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