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MP-ID: mp-1102807 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
PrNiP
MP-ID
mp-1102807
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
6.8561
g/cm³
Volume
223.38
ų
Cell a
3.9661
Å
Cell b
3.9661
Å
Cell c
16.3982
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
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
21.68 4.0995 4.0 (0,0,0,4)
25.94 3.4347 36.3 (1,0,-1,0)
26.51 3.3618 2.3 (1,0,-1,1)
26.51 3.3618 1.1 (1,-1,0,1)
30.74 2.9082 2.6 (1,0,-1,3)
34.05 2.6328 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
34.05 2.6328 50.0 (1,-1,0,4)
44.18 2.0498 18.7 (0,0,0,8)
45.75 1.9830 16.8 (1,1,-2,0)
45.75 1.9830 33.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
51.17 1.7852 1.1 (1,1,-2,4)
51.17 1.7852 2.1 (2,-1,-1,4)
51.95 1.7602 11.4 (1,0,-1,8)
53.35 1.7174 3.5 (2,0,-2,0)
53.35 1.7174 1.8 (2,-2,0,0)
58.25 1.5840 20.8 (2,0,-2,4)
58.25 1.5840 10.4 (2,-2,0,4)
65.49 1.4252 11.2 (1,1,-2,8)
65.49 1.4252 22.4 (2,-1,-1,8)
71.69 1.3164 3.0 (2,0,-2,8)
71.69 1.3164 1.5 (2,-2,0,8)
72.86 1.2982 1.4 (2,1,-3,0)
72.86 1.2982 2.8 (3,-1,-2,0)
74.77 1.2697 14.7 (1,0,-1,12)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.12040
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.45076
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-18.0160
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.62
ų
c/a Ratio
4.1346

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
Pr · 0.333
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.7429
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
23.313%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4485
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-13.333
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102807
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of PrNiP were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102807, 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_PrNiP
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.96606962
_cell_length_b   3.96606962
_cell_length_c   16.39817530
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998492
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   PrNiP
_chemical_formula_sum   'Pr4 Ni4 P4'
_cell_volume   223.38133837
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Pr  Pr0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pr  Pr1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Pr  Pr2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Pr  Pr3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.37561430  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.62438570  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.87561430  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.12438570  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.87466425  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.12533575  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.37466425  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.62533575  1.0
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