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MP-ID: mp-1102046 · Space group: P6_3mc (#186)

Basic Information

Formula
MnInCu4
MP-ID
mp-1102046
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.3242
g/cm³
Volume
169.14
ų
Cell a
4.9689
Å
Cell b
4.9753
Å
Cell c
7.8968
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.96
°
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
22.52 3.9484 4.1 (0,0,0,2)
23.51 3.7836 8.2 (0,1,-1,1)
23.54 3.7798 16.8 (1,0,-1,1)
30.71 2.9116 1.7 (0,1,-1,2)
30.73 2.9099 1.7 (1,0,-1,2)
30.73 2.9099 1.7 (1,-1,0,2)
36.11 2.4876 35.9 (1,1,-2,0)
36.15 2.4844 17.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
40.14 2.2465 36.5 (0,1,-1,3)
40.15 2.2457 72.6 (1,0,-1,3)
41.92 2.1553 5.8 (0,2,-2,0)
41.97 2.1525 5.6 (2,0,-2,0)
41.97 2.1525 5.6 (2,-2,0,0)
42.97 2.1047 100.0 (1,1,-2,2)
43.01 2.1028 49.8 (2,-1,-1,2)
43.53 2.0792 40.9 (0,2,-2,1)
43.58 2.0767 40.9 (2,0,-2,1)
43.58 2.0767 40.9 (2,-2,0,1)
45.97 1.9742 23.2 (0,0,0,4)
48.10 1.8918 6.7 (0,2,-2,2)
48.15 1.8899 13.4 (2,0,-2,2)
50.87 1.7949 4.8 (0,1,-1,4)
50.88 1.7945 9.5 (1,0,-1,4)
55.12 1.6663 1.3 (2,0,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03417
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-13.40735
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0519
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.6701
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.09
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5893

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.3421
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.049320
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.667
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
5.4219
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.879%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1292
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
9.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
1.636
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102046
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MnInCu4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102046, 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_MnInCu4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.96886300
_cell_length_b   4.97526354
_cell_length_c   7.89676000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.95744628
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MnInCu4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn2 In2 Cu8'
_cell_volume   169.13704919
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.66595900  0.33191800  0.56415800  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.33404100  0.66808200  0.06415800  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.66681600  0.33363200  0.93745500  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.33318400  0.66636800  0.43745500  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.16973600  0.33947300  0.75033700  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.66034100  0.83002900  0.75062100  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.16968800  0.83002900  0.75062100  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.83026400  0.66052700  0.25033700  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.33965900  0.16997100  0.25062100  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.83031200  0.16997200  0.25062100  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.99988600  0.99977100  0.50070700  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.00011400  0.00022900  0.00070700  1.0
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