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MP-ID: mp-1102854 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
YNiP
MP-ID
mp-1102854
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
5.8737
g/cm³
Volume
201.94
ų
Cell a
3.8708
Å
Cell b
3.8708
Å
Cell c
15.5636
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.01
°
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
26.59 3.3524 5.0 (1,-1,0,0)
26.59 3.3520 9.9 (1,0,-1,0)
27.21 3.2772 2.5 (1,-1,0,1)
27.21 3.2768 5.0 (1,0,-1,1)
31.78 2.8157 1.1 (1,-1,0,3)
31.78 2.8154 2.2 (1,0,-1,3)
35.34 2.5397 49.9 (1,-1,0,4)
35.34 2.5396 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
39.51 2.2811 1.4 (1,-1,0,5)
39.51 2.2809 2.7 (1,0,-1,5)
46.69 1.9455 19.7 (0,0,0,8)
46.95 1.9354 39.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
46.95 1.9352 19.6 (1,1,-2,0)
54.54 1.6826 1.4 (1,-1,0,8)
54.54 1.6826 2.8 (1,0,-1,8)
54.77 1.6760 1.4 (2,0,-2,0)
60.10 1.5394 10.1 (2,-2,0,4)
60.11 1.5393 20.1 (2,0,-2,4)
68.37 1.3721 23.9 (2,-1,-1,8)
68.37 1.3720 11.9 (1,1,-2,8)
74.76 1.2698 1.1 (2,0,-2,8)
79.19 1.2096 4.3 (1,-1,0,12)
79.19 1.2096 8.6 (1,0,-1,12)
79.57 1.2048 8.6 (3,-2,-1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.20539
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.10695
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.0894
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.83
ų
c/a Ratio
4.0207

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
Y · 0.333
Element Family
4d-TM
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
0.1880
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
21.916%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4076
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-62.252
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102854
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YNiP were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102854, 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_YNiP
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.87082743
_cell_length_b   3.87082743
_cell_length_c   15.56362152
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00771899
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YNiP
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y4 Ni4 P4'
_cell_volume   201.93664042
_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
  Y  Y0  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Y  Y2  1  0.99968974  0.00031026  0.75000000  1.0
  Y  Y3  1  0.00031026  0.99968974  0.25000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.66639705  0.33360295  0.62828211  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.33360295  0.66639705  0.37171789  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.33360295  0.66639705  0.12828211  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.66639705  0.33360295  0.87171789  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.66692691  0.33307309  0.12303410  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.33307309  0.66692691  0.87696590  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.33307309  0.66692691  0.62303410  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.66692691  0.33307309  0.37696590  1.0
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