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MP-ID: mp-1103796 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
EuNi4B
MP-ID
mp-1103796
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.5728
g/cm³
Volume
154.01
ų
Cell a
5.0739
Å
Cell b
5.0756
Å
Cell c
6.9046
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.99
°
Space Group
P6/mmm
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
20.20 4.3961 5.4 (0,1,-1,0)
20.21 4.3946 10.8 (1,0,-1,0)
25.81 3.4523 4.8 (0,0,0,2)
32.99 2.7151 42.7 (0,1,-1,2)
32.99 2.7148 85.4 (1,0,-1,2)
35.37 2.5378 31.2 (1,1,-2,0)
35.38 2.5370 15.6 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.77 2.3820 11.5 (1,1,-2,1)
37.78 2.3813 5.7 (2,-1,-1,1)
39.14 2.3015 18.7 (0,0,0,3)
41.06 2.1980 38.6 (0,2,-2,0)
41.08 2.1973 77.2 (2,0,-2,0)
43.19 2.0945 4.7 (0,2,-2,1)
43.21 2.0938 9.3 (2,0,-2,1)
44.30 2.0448 100.0 (1,1,-2,2)
44.31 2.0443 50.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
44.43 2.0390 3.7 (0,1,-1,3)
44.43 2.0389 7.5 (1,0,-1,3)
49.15 1.8537 1.9 (2,0,-2,2)
53.05 1.7262 17.6 (0,0,0,4)
57.35 1.6067 2.4 (0,1,-1,4)
57.35 1.6067 4.9 (1,0,-1,4)
58.02 1.5896 3.6 (0,2,-2,3)
58.03 1.5893 7.2 (2,0,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.30724
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.98858
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.9886
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.83
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3608

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
13.4533
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.087350
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ni · 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
0.5604
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
21.909%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2784
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-22.222
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1103796
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of EuNi4B were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103796, 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_EuNi4B
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.07389838
_cell_length_b   5.07557901
_cell_length_c   6.90463400
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.98904615
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   EuNi4B
_chemical_formula_sum   'Eu2 Ni8 B2'
_cell_volume   154.00916920
_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
  Eu  Eu0  1  0.99997700  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Eu  Eu1  1  0.99998900  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.33326300  0.66659700  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.66666500  0.33340300  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.49998700  0.00000000  0.29454700  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.49999500  0.50000600  0.29452300  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.99998900  0.49999400  0.29452300  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.49998700  0.00000000  0.70545300  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.49999500  0.50000600  0.70547700  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.99998900  0.49999400  0.70547700  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.33332800  0.66669000  0.50000000  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.66663800  0.33331000  0.50000000  1.0
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