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MP-ID: mp-1042020 · Space group: Imma (#74)

Basic Information

Formula
Ca(NiO2)2
MP-ID
mp-1042020
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
4.4868
g/cm³
Volume
163.92
ų
Cell a
6.1083
Å
Cell b
6.1083
Å
Cell c
6.1083
Å
α Angle
118.90
°
β Angle
118.73
°
γ Angle
92.06
°
Space Group
Imma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oI
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
17.67 5.0184 3.4 (0,1,-1)
17.70 5.0103 19.9 (1,0,-1)
28.68 3.1124 6.0 (1,-1,1)
28.75 3.1047 25.0 (1,-1,-1)
29.26 3.0522 49.2 (1,1,-2)
33.91 2.6438 100.0 (1,-2,1)
33.95 2.6403 68.1 (2,-1,-1)
34.85 2.5742 26.5 (1,2,-2)
34.87 2.5731 46.6 (2,1,-2)
35.79 2.5092 10.8 (0,2,-2)
35.85 2.5052 3.6 (2,0,-2)
41.06 2.1981 26.3 (2,-2,0)
42.64 2.1205 10.9 (2,2,-2)
45.79 1.9817 1.5 (3,0,-2)
46.54 1.9515 4.3 (3,-1,-1)
47.61 1.9099 1.6 (2,2,-3)
51.17 1.7851 10.4 (1,-3,2)
51.26 1.7822 10.1 (3,-1,-2)
52.20 1.7524 7.9 (1,3,-3)
52.24 1.7510 1.7 (3,1,-3)
54.26 1.6905 13.7 (2,-3,1)
54.32 1.6890 26.9 (3,-2,-1)
54.89 1.6728 7.4 (0,3,-3)
54.98 1.6701 10.8 (3,0,-3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.42470
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.19009
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2374
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.0715
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.71
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
8.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.048800
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.6573
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
50.254%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9497
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.281
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1042020
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca(NiO2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1042020, 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_Ca(NiO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.10834330
_cell_length_b   6.10834330
_cell_length_c   6.10834330
_cell_angle_alpha   118.90148836
_cell_angle_beta   118.73475066
_cell_angle_gamma   92.05962322
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca(NiO2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca2 Ni4 O8'
_cell_volume   163.92324021
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.88926100  0.13926100  0.75000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.11073900  0.86073900  0.25000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.73801400  0.72778100  0.01023300  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.23262300  0.72371200  0.99108900  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.21754800  0.72778100  0.48976700  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.23262300  0.24153400  0.50891100  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.76737700  0.75846600  0.49108900  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.76737700  0.27628800  0.00891100  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.78245200  0.27221900  0.51023300  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.26198600  0.27221900  0.98976700  1.0
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