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YInCu4

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MP-ID: mp-1071645 · Space group: F-43m (#216)

Basic Information

Formula
YInCu4
MP-ID
mp-1071645
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
8.2242
g/cm³
Volume
92.46
ų
Cell a
5.0756
Å
Cell b
5.0756
Å
Cell c
5.0756
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 8)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
35.37 2.5378 42.2 (2,1,1)
41.74 2.1642 100.0 (2,2,1)
43.68 2.0721 27.6 (2,2,2)
63.49 1.4652 14.6 (3,3,2)
67.85 1.3814 29.1 (3,3,3)
74.83 1.2689 23.1 (4,2,2)
85.57 1.1349 6.3 (4,3,1)
89.54 1.0946 10.3 (4,4,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.30198
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-14.68188
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-14.6819
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.41
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

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 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
0.6706
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.209%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2484
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-13.732
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
0.791
Family
Cu-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Cu · 0.667

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1071645
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YInCu4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1071645, 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_YInCu4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.07555635
_cell_length_b   5.07555635
_cell_length_c   5.07555635
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YInCu4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y1 In1 Cu4'
_cell_volume   92.45618351
_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
  Y  Y0  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  In  In1  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.62466504  0.62466504  0.12600487  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.62466504  0.12600487  0.62466504  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.12600487  0.62466504  0.62466504  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.62466504  0.62466504  0.62466504  1.0
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