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MP-ID: mp-1095357 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
BaIn9Ir2
MP-ID
mp-1095357
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.6336
g/cm³
Volume
299.10
ų
Cell a
8.9323
Å
Cell b
8.9323
Å
Cell c
4.3287
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6/mmm
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
11.44 7.7356 77.8 (1,0,-1,0)
19.88 4.4662 29.8 (2,-1,-1,0)
20.52 4.3287 2.7 (0,0,0,1)
23.55 3.7775 4.5 (1,0,-1,1)
28.72 3.1083 72.6 (2,-1,-1,1)
30.58 2.9238 8.8 (3,-1,-2,0)
30.58 2.9238 4.4 (3,-2,-1,0)
31.01 2.8842 84.0 (2,0,-2,1)
37.11 2.4229 100.0 (3,-1,-2,1)
40.39 2.2331 24.5 (2,2,-4,0)
40.39 2.2331 48.9 (4,-2,-2,0)
40.73 2.2153 60.3 (3,0,-3,1)
41.73 2.1644 43.9 (0,0,0,2)
42.12 2.1455 4.8 (3,1,-4,0)
42.12 2.1455 9.7 (4,-1,-3,0)
43.41 2.0843 6.2 (1,0,-1,2)
45.72 1.9846 30.9 (4,-2,-2,1)
46.63 1.9477 6.7 (2,-1,-1,2)
46.99 1.9339 3.8 (4,0,-4,0)
46.99 1.9339 1.9 (4,-4,0,0)
51.49 1.7747 4.1 (3,2,-5,0)
51.49 1.7747 8.3 (5,-2,-3,0)
51.78 1.7657 1.4 (4,0,-4,1)
52.61 1.7396 5.3 (3,-1,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.24375
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.94612
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-28.2549
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.93
ų
c/a Ratio
0.4846

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

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
In · 0.750
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7215
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
5.9982
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.9926
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.294%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3089
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.917
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
5.210
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6567
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1095357
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaIn9Ir2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1095357, 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_BaIn9Ir2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.93232802
_cell_length_b   8.93232802
_cell_length_c   4.32873142
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999351
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaIn9Ir2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 In9 Ir2'
_cell_volume   299.10290239
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In1  1  0.58536874  0.79268437  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.20731563  0.79268437  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.20731563  0.41463126  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.79268437  0.58536874  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.79268437  0.20731563  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In6  1  0.41463126  0.20731563  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In8  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In9  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.00000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir11  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
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