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Basic Information

Formula
CeAlNi
MP-ID
mp-11351
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
6.8545
g/cm³
Volume
164.10
ų
Cell a
6.8658
Å
Cell b
6.8658
Å
Cell c
4.0197
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-62m
Point Group
-6m2
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
14.90 5.9459 12.2 (1,0,-1,0)
22.11 4.0197 22.4 (0,0,0,1)
25.96 3.4329 23.5 (2,-1,-1,0)
30.06 2.9730 33.3 (2,0,-2,0)
34.35 2.6105 78.1 (2,-1,-1,1)
37.63 2.3903 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
40.12 2.2474 27.7 (3,-1,-2,0)
45.11 2.0098 22.7 (0,0,0,2)
45.78 1.9820 12.1 (3,0,-3,0)
46.28 1.9616 13.9 (3,-1,-2,1)
47.77 1.9040 1.4 (1,0,-1,2)
52.78 1.7344 6.8 (2,-1,-1,2)
53.38 1.7164 2.7 (2,-4,2,0)
53.38 1.7164 5.4 (4,-2,-2,0)
55.16 1.6651 4.0 (0,2,-2,2)
55.16 1.6651 8.0 (2,0,-2,2)
55.74 1.6491 6.7 (3,-4,1,0)
55.74 1.6491 13.3 (4,-1,-3,0)
58.47 1.5786 1.0 (4,-2,-2,1)
60.70 1.5257 10.0 (3,-4,1,1)
60.70 1.5257 20.0 (4,-1,-3,1)
61.94 1.4981 15.3 (3,-1,-2,2)
66.22 1.4112 5.1 (3,-3,0,2)
66.22 1.4112 2.5 (3,0,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.56834
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.72257
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-17.0661
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.23
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5855

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

KVRH
87.249
GPa
GVRH
38.825
GPa
Young's Modulus E
101.430
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.306
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.247
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.542
Lame λ
61.366
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ce · 0.333
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
0.2839
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.916%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3256
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-40.000
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-11351
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CeAlNi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-11351, 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_CeAlNi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.86576055
_cell_length_b   6.86576116
_cell_length_c   4.01967808
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000191
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeAlNi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce3 Al3 Ni3'
_cell_volume   164.09647108
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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  0.57535907  0.50000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.57535907  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.42464093  0.42464093  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.23015800  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.76984200  0.76984200  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  -0.00000000  0.23015800  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
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