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MP-ID: mp-1103938 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc(FeSn)6
MP-ID
mp-1103938
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.1097
g/cm³
Volume
223.66
ų
Cell a
5.3675
Å
Cell b
5.3674
Å
Cell c
8.9642
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
9.87 8.9642 15.4 (0,0,0,1)
19.09 4.6484 5.2 (1,0,-1,0)
19.09 4.6484 5.2 (0,1,-1,0)
19.09 4.6483 5.2 (1,-1,0,0)
19.81 4.4821 1.4 (0,0,0,2)
21.53 4.1266 7.9 (1,0,-1,1)
21.53 4.1266 7.9 (0,1,-1,1)
21.53 4.1265 7.9 (1,-1,0,1)
27.65 3.2265 30.4 (1,0,-1,2)
27.65 3.2265 30.4 (0,1,-1,2)
27.65 3.2265 30.4 (1,-1,0,2)
29.90 2.9881 22.0 (0,0,0,3)
33.39 2.6837 100.0 (1,1,-2,0)
33.39 2.6837 100.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.39 2.6837 100.0 (1,-2,1,0)
34.90 2.5710 2.5 (1,1,-2,1)
34.90 2.5710 2.5 (2,-1,-1,1)
34.90 2.5710 2.5 (1,-2,1,1)
35.72 2.5135 33.9 (1,0,-1,3)
35.72 2.5135 33.9 (0,1,-1,3)
35.72 2.5135 33.9 (1,-1,0,3)
38.74 2.3242 24.5 (2,0,-2,0)
38.74 2.3242 24.5 (0,2,-2,0)
38.74 2.3242 24.5 (2,-2,0,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.09880
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.34572
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0110
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-19.0037
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.20
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6701

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
14.3944
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.064360
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Fe · 0.462
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.3010
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.653%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1556
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.769
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
2.773
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1103938
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc(FeSn)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103938, 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_Sc(FeSn)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.36746028
_cell_length_b   5.36743882
_cell_length_c   8.96419742
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99951985
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc(FeSn)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc1 Fe6 Sn6'
_cell_volume   223.65575975
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.99999222  0.00000048  0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.49997463  0.00000050  0.24677481  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.49998351  0.50000082  0.24677420  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.99998339  0.49999895  0.24677230  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.49997463  0.00000050  0.75322519  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.49998351  0.50000082  0.75322580  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.99998339  0.49999895  0.75322770  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.33332627  0.66666560  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.66665461  0.33333474  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.33332247  0.66666170  0.50000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.66665938  0.33333810  0.50000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.99998150  0.99999942  0.33223396  1.0
  Sn  Sn12  1  0.99998150  0.99999942  0.66776604  1.0
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