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MP-ID: mp-1105851 · Space group: P6_3/mcm (#193)

Basic Information

Formula
Hf5CuSb3
MP-ID
mp-1105851
Elements
3
Sites
18
Density
12.2057
g/cm³
Volume
359.51
ų
Cell a
8.5212
Å
Cell b
8.5212
Å
Cell c
5.7171
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mcm
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
20.85 4.2606 1.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
24.12 3.6898 3.7 (2,0,-2,0)
26.08 3.4163 4.1 (2,-1,-1,1)
31.29 2.8586 9.9 (0,0,0,2)
32.09 2.7892 17.3 (3,-1,-2,0)
33.62 2.6656 8.2 (1,0,-1,2)
35.82 2.5068 80.5 (3,-1,-2,1)
36.53 2.4599 76.8 (3,0,-3,0)
37.90 2.3738 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
39.89 2.2598 1.2 (2,0,-2,2)
42.43 2.1303 1.5 (4,-2,-2,0)
47.17 1.9270 12.1 (4,-1,-3,1)
49.40 1.8449 3.3 (4,0,-4,0)
53.66 1.7081 27.5 (4,-2,-2,2)
55.19 1.6641 2.0 (4,-1,-3,2)
56.71 1.6233 10.4 (5,-2,-3,1)
56.71 1.6233 5.2 (5,-3,-2,1)
57.20 1.6104 8.4 (5,-1,-4,0)
58.67 1.5735 19.4 (3,-1,-2,3)
59.65 1.5501 7.7 (4,0,-4,2)
59.65 1.5501 3.8 (4,-4,0,2)
62.98 1.4759 1.3 (5,0,-5,0)
65.28 1.4293 9.4 (0,0,0,4)
65.75 1.4202 1.9 (6,-3,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.54410
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.90767
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-35.3979
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.97
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6709

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
Hf · 0.556
Element Family
5d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.444
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9369
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.7893
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.6151
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.834%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3567
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.111
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-23.355
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8528
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1105851
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Hf5CuSb3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1105851, 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_Hf5CuSb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.52118742
_cell_length_b   8.52118742
_cell_length_c   5.71713383
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999671
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Hf5CuSb3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf10 Cu2 Sb6'
_cell_volume   359.50856314
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.00000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf4  1  0.73774564  0.73774564  0.75000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf5  1  0.26225436  -0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf6  1  -0.00000000  0.26225436  0.75000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf7  1  0.26225436  0.26225436  0.25000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf8  1  0.73774564  0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf9  1  0.00000000  0.73774564  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb12  1  0.38676275  0.38676275  0.75000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb13  1  0.61323725  -0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb14  1  -0.00000000  0.61323725  0.75000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.61323725  0.61323725  0.25000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb16  1  0.38676275  0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Sb  Sb17  1  0.00000000  0.38676275  0.25000000  1.0
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