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MP-ID: mp-1041362 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Zn(NiO2)4
MP-ID
mp-1041362
Elements
3
Sites
26
Density
5.0216
g/cm³
Volume
283.18
ų
Cell a
5.7052
Å
Cell b
6.0072
Å
Cell c
8.2837
Å
α Angle
85.92
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
Stability
No
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
17.65 5.0237 100.0 (0,1,1)
18.90 4.6948 10.5 (1,0,-1)
18.90 4.6947 10.5 (1,0,1)
18.90 4.6945 10.5 (0,1,-1)
21.51 4.1319 5.3 (1,1,0)
21.51 4.1318 5.3 (1,-1,0)
21.51 4.1314 5.3 (0,0,2)
29.82 2.9960 2.1 (0,2,0)
29.82 2.9960 2.1 (1,-1,-2)
29.82 2.9959 2.1 (1,1,2)
31.36 2.8526 2.3 (2,0,0)
31.36 2.8523 2.3 (1,1,-2)
31.36 2.8523 2.3 (1,-1,2)
34.87 2.5732 1.4 (1,-2,-1)
34.87 2.5732 1.4 (1,2,1)
34.87 2.5730 1.4 (0,1,3)
35.75 2.5118 15.3 (0,2,2)
36.21 2.4806 1.3 (2,-1,-1)
36.21 2.4806 1.3 (2,1,1)
36.21 2.4805 1.3 (1,2,-1)
36.21 2.4805 1.3 (1,-2,1)
36.22 2.4804 1.3 (1,0,-3)
36.22 2.4803 1.3 (1,0,3)
36.87 2.4378 8.3 (2,1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.95480
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.87510
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0834
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.6705
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.89
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4520

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0003
μB
Mag. Ordering
AFM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.615
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.385
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8587
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.1396
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
5.1841
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
37.718%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.7723
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.462
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-0.852
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7817
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1041362
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zn(NiO2)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1041362, 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_Zn(NiO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.70515464
_cell_length_b   6.00724133
_cell_length_c   8.28371734
_cell_angle_alpha   85.91800349
_cell_angle_beta   90.00120228
_cell_angle_gamma   89.99983677
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zn(NiO2)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn2 Ni8 O16'
_cell_volume   283.18135331
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.99999900  0.00000000  0.49999900  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.49999900  0.50000100  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.74998800  0.25001600  0.74999000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.25001200  0.74998600  0.25001100  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.00000000  0.50000100  0.49999900  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.50000000  0.99999700  0.00000200  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.74998800  0.74998500  0.25001100  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.25001200  0.25001600  0.74998900  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.50000000  0.50000100  0.49999900  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.00000000  0.99999900  0.00000100  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.00000200  0.54052600  0.27023800  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.50000200  0.04050400  0.77028300  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.99999800  0.45948000  0.72976300  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.49999800  0.95949100  0.22971700  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.23053500  0.27613500  0.52281900  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.73052900  0.77617000  0.02282900  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.23053500  0.72386200  0.47717500  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.73052900  0.22382700  0.97716900  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.76946500  0.72386500  0.47717900  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.26947000  0.22383000  0.97717300  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.00000100  0.95436300  0.24664400  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.50000100  0.45437900  0.74667400  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.99999900  0.04563300  0.75335600  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.49999800  0.54562600  0.25332600  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.76946500  0.27613800  0.52282300  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.26947100  0.77617300  0.02283400  1.0
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