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MP-ID: mp-31009 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
Ho(NiB)2
MP-ID
mp-31009
Elements
3
Sites
10
Density
8.5166
g/cm³
Volume
118.52
ų
Cell a
4.9179
Å
Cell b
4.9179
Å
Cell c
6.0465
Å
α Angle
102.52
°
β Angle
103.81
°
γ Angle
116.11
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
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
21.65 4.1044 7.7 (0,1,0)
21.77 4.0829 22.7 (1,0,0)
26.71 3.3379 39.0 (1,-1,-1)
27.09 3.2921 12.9 (1,-1,1)
31.75 2.8185 3.9 (0,1,1)
31.75 2.8185 3.9 (1,0,-2)
31.99 2.7976 24.8 (1,0,1)
32.82 2.7287 64.1 (0,0,2)
34.47 2.6021 2.1 (1,1,-1)
37.47 2.4001 43.3 (1,-2,0)
37.68 2.3871 65.7 (2,-1,0)
38.32 2.3488 100.0 (1,1,0)
40.87 2.2080 20.1 (2,0,-1)
43.37 2.0863 2.2 (2,-2,0)
44.27 2.0461 17.9 (1,-2,-1)
44.27 2.0461 17.9 (2,-1,-2)
44.82 2.0223 14.9 (2,-1,1)
44.82 2.0223 14.9 (1,-2,2)
46.55 1.9511 12.8 (1,0,2)
48.33 1.8831 1.1 (1,1,1)
48.33 1.8831 1.1 (1,1,-3)
53.16 1.7228 9.2 (0,2,1)
53.16 1.7228 9.2 (2,0,-3)
53.59 1.7101 1.6 (2,0,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.56274
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.46609
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-14.9135
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.85
ų
c/a Ratio
1.2295

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
Ni · 0.400
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.600
Interstitial Fraction
0.400
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0549
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.7706
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5420
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
25.839%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3036
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.400
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-32.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9602
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31009
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ho(NiB)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31009, 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_Ho(NiB)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.91785195
_cell_length_b   4.91785204
_cell_length_c   6.04653921
_cell_angle_alpha   102.51776810
_cell_angle_beta   103.80797416
_cell_angle_gamma   116.10824443
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ho(NiB)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ho2 Ni4 B4'
_cell_volume   118.52166363
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.36984827  0.11984827  0.25000000  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.63015173  0.88015173  0.75000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.66951390  0.72087844  0.20014689  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.02073155  0.46936701  0.29985311  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.97926845  0.53063299  0.70014689  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.33048610  0.27912156  0.79985311  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.97241944  0.15647762  0.47538659  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.18109103  0.49703285  0.02461341  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.02758056  0.84352238  0.52461341  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.81890897  0.50296715  0.97538659  1.0
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