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MP-ID: mp-1096852 · Space group: P6_3mc (#186)

Basic Information

Formula
BaNiCl3
MP-ID
mp-1096852
Elements
3
Sites
10
Density
4.3815
g/cm³
Volume
229.19
ų
Cell a
6.9428
Å
Cell b
6.9428
Å
Cell c
5.4905
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3mc
Point Group
6mm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
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
14.73 6.0126 2.2 (1,0,-1,0)
21.92 4.0544 43.8 (1,0,-1,1)
25.66 3.4714 41.8 (2,-1,-1,0)
25.66 3.4714 20.9 (1,1,-2,0)
29.72 3.0063 5.1 (2,0,-2,0)
32.62 2.7453 13.2 (0,0,0,2)
34.00 2.6369 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
35.96 2.4973 27.8 (1,0,-1,2)
41.96 2.1533 1.6 (2,-1,-1,2)
43.08 2.0998 19.1 (3,-1,-2,1)
44.70 2.0272 35.4 (2,0,-2,2)
45.24 2.0042 4.6 (3,-3,0,0)
45.24 2.0042 9.1 (3,0,-3,0)
52.25 1.7509 4.8 (1,0,-1,3)
52.26 1.7506 15.1 (3,-1,-2,2)
52.74 1.7357 28.3 (4,-2,-2,0)
57.78 1.5956 7.3 (4,-1,-3,1)
59.10 1.5633 18.1 (2,0,-2,3)
63.40 1.4671 10.2 (4,-2,-2,2)
64.25 1.4498 14.0 (4,0,-4,1)
65.48 1.4254 5.8 (3,-1,-2,3)
65.49 1.4253 9.4 (4,-1,-3,2)
68.34 1.3726 4.2 (0,0,0,4)
70.38 1.3378 3.4 (5,-2,-3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.80168
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.45062
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2903
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.0822
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.92
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7908

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.9996
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.008720
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cl · 0.600
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
34.882%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9206
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.400
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8650
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1096852
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaNiCl3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1096852, 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_BaNiCl3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.94274651
_cell_length_b   6.94274651
_cell_length_c   5.49049700
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000489
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaNiCl3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba2 Ni2 Cl6'
_cell_volume   229.19486690
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.74814800  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.24814800  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.48861800  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.98861800  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.82787800  0.17212200  0.23857900  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.65575600  0.82787800  0.73857900  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.17212200  0.34424400  0.73857900  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.82787800  0.65575600  0.23857900  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.17212200  0.82787800  0.73857900  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.34424400  0.17212200  0.23857900  1.0
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