YbYB4Ir5

High-Entropy Materials HEA

MP-ID: mp-3249942 · Space group: Fmm2 (#42)

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Basic Information

Formula

YbYB4Ir5

MP-ID

mp-3249942

Elements

Sites

Density

13.8989

g/cm³

Volume

151.29

Å³

Cell a

7.4699

Cell b

6.3086

Cell c

5.5742

α Angle

77.63

β Angle

55.58

γ Angle

46.79

Space Group

Fmm2

Point Group

mm2

Crystal System

Orthorhombic

Bravais Lattice

Stability

Yes

Packing Fraction

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern

Target / Radiation

X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å

Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)

2θ	d (Å)	I	hkl
15.60	5.6801	14.1	(1,1,0)
18.29	4.8514	41.7	(1,0,1)
20.16	4.4044	5.6	(1,0,0)
20.16	4.4044	1.9	(1,1,1)
24.12	3.6890	10.3	(2,1,1)
30.11	2.9678	40.2	(2,1,0)
30.11	2.9678	40.2	(1,2,0)
31.50	2.8401	49.4	(2,2,0)
32.62	2.7450	7.4	(0,1,1)
33.10	2.7064	1.3	(1,-1,1)
36.35	2.4715	1.7	(1,0,-1)
36.35	2.4715	1.7	(1,2,1)
36.67	2.4510	93.7	(3,2,1)
37.06	2.4257	100.0	(2,0,2)
37.65	2.3891	97.3	(1,-1,0)
37.65	2.3891	97.3	(1,1,2)
40.18	2.2444	11.1	(3,1,1)
40.18	2.2444	33.3	(0,2,-1)
40.43	2.2308	3.0	(3,1,2)
40.98	2.2022	1.4	(2,0,0)
40.98	2.2022	4.3	(0,2,0)
44.14	2.0519	12.9	(3,2,0)
45.98	1.9738	54.9	(2,1,-1)
48.05	1.8934	3.9	(3,3,0)

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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom

-0.82570

eV/atom

Energy/atom

-32.46435

eV/atom

Energy above Hull

0.0000

eV/atom

Uncorrected Energy

-32.4644

eV/atom

Volume/atom

13.75

Å³

c/a Ratio

0.7462

Electronic Properties

Metallic

Metal

Band Gap

Direct Gap

CBM

N/A

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic

Total Mag. Moment

0.0000

μB

Mag. Ordering

Mag. Sites

Magnetization/Volume

0.000000

μB/Å³

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)

Composition Info

Major / Matrix Element

Ir · 0.455

Element Family

5d-TM

Solute Fraction

0.545

Interstitial Fraction

0.364

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)

Element-Class Share

Mix Entropy ΔS/R

1.1622

HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)

Mix Entropy ΔS

9.6627

J/mol·K

Ω Parameter

0.9302

Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution

Atomic Size Mismatch δr

24.928%

δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution

Electronegativity Diff Δχ

0.3814

smaller = more stable mixing

VEC

6.727

valence electron concentration, affects phase stability

Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix

-24.541

kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing

Entropy Norm

0.8384

SS Former

Phase Tendency

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

aaahcxpu

Citation & References

Materials Project Page

https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3249942

Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YbYB4Ir5 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3249942, 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

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Raw CIF Data

# generated using pymatgen
data_YbYB4Ir5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.46993985
_cell_length_b   6.30861438
_cell_length_c   5.57416520
_cell_angle_alpha   77.62711830
_cell_angle_beta   55.58020572
_cell_angle_gamma   46.79268940
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YbYB4Ir5
_chemical_formula_sum   'Yb1 Y1 B4 Ir5'
_cell_volume   151.28542792
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.35751635  0.35751735  0.64248365  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.63473641  0.63473741  0.36526359  1.0
  B  B2  1  0.29117220  0.97460096  0.02539904  1.0
  B  B3  1  0.02573015  0.71240662  0.28759338  1.0
  B  B4  1  0.97460096  0.29117220  0.70882780  1.0
  B  B5  1  0.71240662  0.02573015  0.97426985  1.0
  Ir  Ir6  1  0.00258527  0.00258527  0.99741473  1.0
  Ir  Ir7  1  0.49961674  0.49961674  0.00038326  1.0
  Ir  Ir8  1  0.25100978  0.25100978  0.24899122  1.0
  Ir  Ir9  1  0.99961674  0.99961674  0.50038326  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.75100878  0.75100978  0.74899122  1.0

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