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MP-ID: mp-1102564 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc2Fe3Si
MP-ID
mp-1102564
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
5.5543
g/cm³
Volume
170.73
ų
Cell a
4.9882
Å
Cell b
4.9882
Å
Cell c
7.9203
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.97
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
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
22.45 3.9601 32.1 (0,0,0,2)
23.45 3.7935 9.9 (1,0,-1,1)
23.46 3.7920 5.0 (1,-1,0,1)
30.62 2.9196 5.9 (1,0,-1,2)
30.63 2.9190 3.0 (1,-1,0,2)
35.99 2.4954 4.6 (1,1,-2,0)
36.01 2.4941 9.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
40.02 2.2529 60.6 (1,0,-1,3)
40.03 2.2526 30.3 (1,-1,0,3)
41.81 2.1607 18.3 (2,0,-2,0)
41.83 2.1596 9.1 (2,-2,0,0)
42.83 2.1112 35.1 (1,1,-2,2)
42.85 2.1104 70.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
43.41 2.0845 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
43.43 2.0836 49.9 (2,-2,0,1)
45.83 1.9801 26.9 (0,0,0,4)
47.96 1.8967 16.2 (2,0,-2,2)
47.98 1.8960 8.1 (2,-2,0,2)
50.72 1.8001 5.1 (1,0,-1,4)
50.72 1.7999 2.5 (1,-1,0,4)
54.91 1.6721 9.7 (2,0,-2,3)
54.93 1.6716 4.8 (2,-2,0,3)
61.39 1.5101 1.7 (2,1,-3,2)
61.42 1.5097 1.7 (3,-1,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.49734
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.74740
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.7592
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.23
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5878

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
7.2940
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
10
Magnetization/Volume
0.042720
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Fe · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.167
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0114
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4088
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.4995
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.414%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2311
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.667
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-30.155
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102564
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc2Fe3Si were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102564, 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_Sc2Fe3Si
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.98824307
_cell_length_b   4.98824307
_cell_length_c   7.92026200
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.96733129
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc2Fe3Si
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc4 Fe6 Si2'
_cell_volume   170.72938183
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.66670200  0.33329800  0.06246200  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.33329800  0.66670200  0.93753800  1.0
  Sc  Sc2  1  0.33329800  0.66670200  0.56246200  1.0
  Sc  Sc3  1  0.66670200  0.33329800  0.43753800  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.82896500  0.65786000  0.75000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.82894200  0.17105800  0.75000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.34214000  0.17103500  0.75000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.17103500  0.34214000  0.25000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.17105800  0.82894200  0.25000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.65786000  0.82896500  0.25000000  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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