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MP-ID: mp-1103423 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
ErNiP
MP-ID
mp-1103423
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.7279
g/cm³
Volume
195.53
ų
Cell a
3.8502
Å
Cell b
3.8502
Å
Cell c
15.2306
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
23.36 3.8076 4.8 (0,0,0,4)
26.74 3.3343 10.6 (1,-1,0,0)
26.74 3.3343 21.2 (1,0,-1,0)
27.38 3.2572 1.5 (1,0,-1,1)
35.80 2.5085 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
40.09 2.2489 1.2 (1,0,-1,5)
47.21 1.9251 22.6 (2,-1,-1,0)
47.21 1.9251 11.3 (1,1,-2,0)
47.77 1.9038 10.8 (0,0,0,8)
53.32 1.7180 2.6 (2,-1,-1,4)
53.32 1.7180 1.3 (1,1,-2,4)
55.09 1.6672 1.5 (2,-2,0,0)
55.09 1.6672 3.1 (2,0,-2,0)
55.59 1.6533 3.0 (1,-1,0,8)
55.59 1.6533 6.1 (1,0,-1,8)
60.64 1.5272 7.1 (2,-2,0,4)
60.64 1.5272 14.2 (2,0,-2,4)
69.43 1.3537 20.7 (2,-1,-1,8)
75.43 1.2603 1.2 (3,-2,-1,0)
75.43 1.2603 1.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
75.43 1.2603 1.2 (2,1,-3,0)
75.85 1.2542 1.2 (2,-2,0,8)
75.85 1.2542 2.5 (2,0,-2,8)
80.23 1.1964 6.4 (3,-2,-1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.21987
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.47431
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-19.6322
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.29
ų
c/a Ratio
3.9558

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
Er · 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
0.8785
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
20.488%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3986
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
9.000
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-1103423
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ErNiP were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103423, 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_ErNiP
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.85016763
_cell_length_b   3.85016763
_cell_length_c   15.23056456
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00001218
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ErNiP
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er4 Ni4 P4'
_cell_volume   195.52660377
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50001173  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00001089  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.24997416  1.0
  Er  Er3  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.75002386  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.37089106  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.62916120  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.87085241  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.12909626  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.87762318  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.12238653  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.37759001  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.62240049  1.0
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