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MP-ID: mp-3251300 · Space group: Immm (#71)

Basic Information

Formula
Yb(ZnAg)6
MP-ID
mp-3251300
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
9.3533
g/cm³
Volume
215.30
ų
Cell a
6.9691
Å
Cell b
6.9691
Å
Cell c
6.9691
Å
α Angle
98.30
°
β Angle
97.25
°
γ Angle
136.84
°
Space Group
Immm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oI
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
19.27 4.6065 5.1 (1,-1,1)
19.87 4.4686 1.5 (0,1,0)
27.92 3.1951 8.7 (1,0,-2)
30.72 2.9103 18.9 (2,-2,1)
30.99 2.8859 1.9 (2,-2,-1)
34.03 2.6345 38.3 (1,-2,2)
34.30 2.6141 81.3 (1,-2,-1)
35.01 2.5634 43.1 (1,1,-1)
39.11 2.3033 47.5 (2,-2,2)
39.51 2.2809 18.6 (2,-3,1)
39.51 2.2809 55.7 (0,1,-3)
39.54 2.2791 30.2 (2,-2,-2)
39.64 2.2735 100.0 (2,-3,0)
40.26 2.2399 55.8 (0,2,-2)
40.37 2.2343 38.6 (0,2,0)
41.82 2.1601 13.2 (3,-3,0)
44.05 2.0557 7.6 (3,-3,1)
44.05 2.0557 7.6 (1,-1,3)
44.24 2.0473 17.8 (2,-3,2)
44.34 2.0428 18.8 (3,-3,-1)
44.61 2.0313 1.5 (2,-3,-1)
44.61 2.0313 4.6 (1,-2,-2)
45.10 2.0103 57.4 (3,-1,-1)
47.25 1.9236 8.5 (1,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.15587
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-16.93497
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.9350
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.56
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
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
Zn · 0.462
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.4431
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.568%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2278
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
11.692
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.112
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3251300
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Yb(ZnAg)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3251300, 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_Yb(ZnAg)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.96909404
_cell_length_b   6.96909445
_cell_length_c   6.96909413
_cell_angle_alpha   98.30276343
_cell_angle_beta   97.24856918
_cell_angle_gamma   136.83795104
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Yb(ZnAg)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Yb1 Zn6 Ag6'
_cell_volume   215.29659208
_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  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.72674538  0.50000000  0.22674538  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.27325462  0.50000000  0.77325462  1.0
  Ag  Ag7  1  0.00000000  0.34684411  0.34684411  1.0
  Ag  Ag8  1  1.00000000  0.65315589  0.65315589  1.0
  Ag  Ag9  1  0.65464783  1.00000000  0.65464783  1.0
  Ag  Ag10  1  0.34535217  0.00000000  0.34535217  1.0
  Ag  Ag11  1  0.50000000  0.30490231  0.80490231  1.0
  Ag  Ag12  1  0.50000000  0.69509769  0.19509769  1.0
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