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Basic Information

Formula
Sc3InN
MP-ID
mp-31055
Elements
3
Sites
5
Density
4.9209
g/cm³
Volume
88.98
ų
Cell a
4.4645
Å
Cell b
4.4645
Å
Cell c
4.4645
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.5236

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
19.89 4.4645 10.8 (0,1,0)
19.89 4.4645 5.4 (1,0,0)
28.27 3.1569 11.4 (0,1,1)
28.27 3.1569 22.7 (1,1,0)
34.81 2.5776 100.0 (1,1,1)
40.41 2.2322 40.0 (0,2,0)
40.41 2.2322 20.0 (2,0,0)
45.43 1.9966 6.2 (1,2,0)
45.43 1.9966 3.1 (2,1,0)
50.05 1.8226 9.0 (1,2,1)
50.05 1.8226 4.5 (2,1,1)
58.47 1.5784 12.3 (0,2,2)
58.47 1.5784 24.7 (2,2,0)
62.40 1.4882 1.3 (1,2,2)
62.40 1.4882 2.6 (2,2,1)
66.19 1.4118 1.9 (0,3,1)
66.19 1.4118 1.9 (1,3,0)
66.19 1.4118 1.9 (3,1,0)
69.88 1.3461 23.6 (1,3,1)
69.88 1.3461 11.8 (3,1,1)
73.48 1.2888 11.9 (2,2,2)
80.50 1.1932 2.2 (1,3,2)
80.50 1.1932 2.2 (2,3,1)
80.50 1.1932 2.2 (3,2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.19004
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.20901
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-14.4475
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.80
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0001
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
96.711
GPa
GVRH
74.295
GPa
Young's Modulus E
177.446
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.194
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.302
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.010
Lame λ
47.181
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Sc · 0.600
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.200
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9503
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9005
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.1320
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
24.281%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6507
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.400
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-71.019
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8650
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31055
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc3InN were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31055, 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_Sc3InN
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.46445515
_cell_length_b   4.46445824
_cell_length_c   4.46445824
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc3InN
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc3 In1 N1'
_cell_volume   88.98278502
_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  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Sc  Sc2  1  -0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  N  N4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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