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MP-ID: mp-1103581 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
UCo4B
MP-ID
mp-1103581
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
11.3199
g/cm³
Volume
142.17
ų
Cell a
4.8775
Å
Cell b
4.8775
Å
Cell c
6.9003
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6/mmm
Point Group
6/mmm
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
21.03 4.2241 46.3 (1,0,-1,0)
25.82 3.4502 10.4 (0,0,0,2)
33.54 2.6721 77.1 (1,0,-1,2)
33.54 2.6721 38.6 (1,-1,0,2)
36.86 2.4388 40.8 (2,-1,-1,0)
39.17 2.3001 6.5 (0,0,0,3)
39.18 2.2994 5.9 (2,-1,-1,1)
42.82 2.1120 46.2 (2,0,-2,0)
42.82 2.1120 23.1 (2,-2,0,0)
44.87 2.0200 3.9 (1,0,-1,3)
44.88 2.0195 2.8 (2,0,-2,1)
44.88 2.0195 1.4 (2,-2,0,1)
45.55 1.9915 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
53.09 1.7251 13.7 (0,0,0,4)
57.73 1.5970 11.0 (1,0,-1,4)
57.75 1.5965 5.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
57.75 1.5965 2.6 (3,-2,-1,0)
59.41 1.5557 3.1 (2,0,-2,3)
64.29 1.4489 12.4 (2,1,-3,2)
64.29 1.4489 24.7 (3,-1,-2,2)
66.38 1.4084 18.7 (2,-1,-1,4)
66.39 1.4080 5.1 (3,0,-3,0)
66.39 1.4080 2.5 (3,-3,0,0)
70.48 1.3361 20.1 (2,0,-2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.25972
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.01046
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0287
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.0105
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.85
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4147

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.2688
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.001890
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.667
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.167
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
0.6507
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
19.444%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2067
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.800
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-20.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1103581
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of UCo4B were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103581, 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_UCo4B
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.87750951
_cell_length_b   4.87750951
_cell_length_c   6.90029500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999334
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   UCo4B
_chemical_formula_sum   'U2 Co8 B2'
_cell_volume   142.16561507
_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
  U  U0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.71146000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.71146000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.71146000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.28854000  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.28854000  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.28854000  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
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