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MP-ID: mp-1103629 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
CeNiP
MP-ID
mp-1103629
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
7.0750
g/cm³
Volume
215.73
ų
Cell a
3.9493
Å
Cell b
3.9493
Å
Cell c
15.9711
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
22.27 3.9928 3.6 (0,0,0,4)
26.05 3.4202 36.3 (1,0,-1,0)
26.65 3.3444 3.7 (1,0,-1,1)
31.08 2.8775 2.4 (1,0,-1,3)
34.53 2.5975 50.0 (1,-1,0,4)
34.53 2.5975 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
38.57 2.3345 1.0 (1,0,-1,5)
45.43 1.9964 17.9 (0,0,0,8)
45.96 1.9747 34.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
45.96 1.9747 17.3 (1,1,-2,0)
51.64 1.7700 2.0 (2,-1,-1,4)
53.12 1.7242 10.8 (1,0,-1,8)
53.59 1.7101 1.8 (2,-2,0,0)
53.59 1.7101 3.5 (2,0,-2,0)
58.74 1.5720 10.5 (2,-2,0,4)
58.74 1.5720 21.0 (2,0,-2,4)
66.61 1.4039 33.2 (2,-1,-1,8)
72.82 1.2988 1.4 (2,-2,0,8)
72.82 1.2988 2.9 (2,0,-2,8)
73.22 1.2927 1.4 (3,-2,-1,0)
73.22 1.2927 1.4 (3,-1,-2,0)
73.22 1.2927 1.4 (2,1,-3,0)
76.86 1.2403 14.1 (1,0,-1,12)
77.63 1.2299 9.2 (3,-2,-1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.16839
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.87924
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-18.5377
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.98
ų
c/a Ratio
4.0440

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
4.0562
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.018800
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ce · 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
0.1487
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
23.313%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4531
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-63.743
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-1103629
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CeNiP were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103629, 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_CeNiP
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.94929185
_cell_length_b   3.94929185
_cell_length_c   15.97105821
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00001353
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeNiP
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce4 Ni4 P4'
_cell_volume   215.72611507
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.37391970  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.62608030  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.87391970  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.12608030  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.87419872  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.12580128  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.37419872  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.62580128  1.0
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