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MP-ID: mp-3250892 · Space group: Cmcm (#63)

Basic Information

Formula
YbCo2Si3
MP-ID
mp-3250892
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
7.4361
g/cm³
Volume
167.55
ų
Cell a
5.9197
Å
Cell b
5.9197
Å
Cell c
4.9519
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
74.92
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
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
15.50 5.7159 9.3 (1,0,0)
18.89 4.6988 9.0 (1,1,0)
23.77 3.7427 89.1 (1,0,1)
24.73 3.6006 1.4 (1,-1,0)
30.70 2.9121 50.7 (1,-1,1)
31.14 2.8725 25.9 (2,1,0)
31.14 2.8725 25.9 (1,2,0)
31.30 2.8580 10.2 (2,0,0)
31.30 2.8580 10.2 (0,2,0)
36.15 2.4847 83.1 (2,1,1)
36.28 2.4759 11.2 (0,0,2)
36.29 2.4753 100.0 (2,0,1)
38.31 2.3494 32.5 (2,2,0)
38.72 2.3257 54.8 (2,-1,0)
39.67 2.2720 26.0 (1,0,2)
41.21 2.1905 59.0 (1,1,2)
44.40 2.0401 35.2 (1,-1,2)
48.54 1.8754 1.7 (2,1,2)
48.66 1.8714 4.7 (2,0,2)
48.66 1.8714 4.7 (0,2,2)
49.87 1.8285 32.9 (3,1,1)
53.69 1.7071 2.5 (3,2,1)
53.69 1.7071 2.5 (2,3,1)
53.79 1.7043 12.8 (2,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.58546
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-15.47198
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0857
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.4720
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.96
ų
c/a Ratio
0.8365

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0001
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
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
Si · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.500
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0114
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4088
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5823
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.031%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2953
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-23.333
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3250892
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YbCo2Si3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3250892, 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_YbCo2Si3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.91968740
_cell_length_b   5.91968639
_cell_length_c   4.95187952
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   74.92409613
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YbCo2Si3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Yb2 Co4 Si6'
_cell_volume   167.55475250
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.65496931  0.34503169  0.24999900  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.34503169  0.65496931  0.75000000  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.19849602  0.19849602  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.80150398  0.80150398  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.19849602  0.19849602  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.80150398  0.80150398  0.50000000  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.08730237  0.52558673  0.24999900  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.47441427  0.91269863  0.24999900  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.06808259  0.93191741  0.24999900  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.93191741  0.06808259  0.75000000  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.52558673  0.08730237  0.75000000  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.91269863  0.47441427  0.75000000  1.0
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