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Basic Information

Formula
CeAl4Ni
MP-ID
mp-30750
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
4.8296
g/cm³
Volume
210.93
ų
Cell a
4.1032
Å
Cell b
6.6051
Å
Cell c
8.0486
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
104.77
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
-

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
11.37 7.7827 21.8 (0,0,1)
17.61 5.0359 58.0 (0,1,1)
22.41 3.9677 40.7 (1,0,0)
22.85 3.8914 8.0 (0,0,2)
26.20 3.4012 6.4 (1,1,0)
26.59 3.3528 13.9 (0,1,2)
27.00 3.3026 41.1 (0,2,0)
27.72 3.2184 9.7 (1,0,1)
27.72 3.2184 9.7 (1,0,-2)
29.38 3.0402 1.7 (0,2,1)
30.91 2.8932 85.8 (1,1,1)
34.58 2.5942 3.0 (0,0,3)
35.36 2.5383 100.0 (1,2,0)
35.66 2.5180 22.2 (0,2,2)
36.22 2.4801 46.8 (1,0,2)
37.24 2.4147 52.7 (0,1,3)
38.78 2.3218 41.5 (1,1,2)
39.08 2.3049 30.2 (1,2,1)
42.68 2.1186 14.8 (0,3,1)
44.14 2.0516 39.8 (2,0,-1)
44.41 2.0401 23.8 (0,2,3)
45.73 1.9839 1.3 (2,0,0)
45.75 1.9832 1.9 (1,2,2)
46.68 1.9457 3.6 (0,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.53505
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.98495
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.1856
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.58
ų
c/a Ratio
1.9615

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.4370
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.006810
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
89.025
GPa
GVRH
64.291
GPa
Young's Modulus E
155.452
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.209
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.385
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.258
Lame λ
46.164
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Al · 0.667
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
0.2617
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.548%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2324
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.167
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-30.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-30750
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CeAl4Ni were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-30750, 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_CeAl4Ni
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.10323918
_cell_length_b   6.60511109
_cell_length_c   8.04856591
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   104.76795366
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeAl4Ni
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce2 Al8 Ni2'
_cell_volume   210.92920621
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.11472052  0.75000100  0.22944105  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.88527948  0.24999900  0.77055895  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.07857210  0.25000000  0.15714421  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.92142790  0.75000000  0.84285579  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.69087715  0.05431383  0.38175529  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.30912285  0.94568617  0.61824471  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.30912285  0.55431383  0.61824471  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.69087715  0.44568617  0.38175529  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.77366923  0.75000000  0.54733946  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.22633077  0.25000000  0.45266054  1.0
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