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MP-ID: mp-3251709 · Space group: Immm (#71)

Basic Information

Formula
Dy(ZnAu)6
MP-ID
mp-3251709
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
13.3130
g/cm³
Volume
216.63
ų
Cell a
6.9647
Å
Cell b
6.9647
Å
Cell c
6.9647
Å
α Angle
96.28
°
β Angle
99.67
°
γ Angle
136.26
°
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
13.71 6.4598 1.7 (0,0,1)
13.71 6.4598 1.7 (1,-1,0)
19.76 4.4920 23.8 (1,-1,1)
27.62 3.2299 9.2 (0,0,2)
27.62 3.2299 9.2 (2,-2,0)
27.97 3.1898 24.3 (2,-1,0)
27.97 3.1898 8.1 (1,-2,1)
31.38 2.8504 38.8 (1,-1,2)
33.69 2.6601 91.5 (2,-1,-2)
33.69 2.6601 91.5 (1,-2,-1)
34.58 2.5942 86.5 (1,1,-1)
34.58 2.5936 20.0 (2,-1,1)
34.58 2.5936 20.0 (1,-2,2)
38.75 2.3237 16.7 (2,-2,-2)
39.37 2.2889 100.0 (3,-2,-1)
39.37 2.2889 33.3 (2,-3,0)
39.79 2.2652 13.5 (2,0,-2)
39.80 2.2652 13.5 (0,2,0)
39.80 2.2648 33.2 (3,-2,0)
39.80 2.2648 33.2 (1,0,2)
40.14 2.2465 64.4 (2,0,0)
40.15 2.2460 54.7 (2,-2,2)
41.96 2.1533 10.1 (0,0,3)
41.96 2.1533 10.1 (3,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.40317
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-30.32280
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-30.3228
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.66
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
0.4218
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.568%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4870
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
11.385
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-19.141
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3251709
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Dy(ZnAu)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3251709, 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_Dy(ZnAu)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.96466074
_cell_length_b   6.96465899
_cell_length_c   6.96466077
_cell_angle_alpha   96.28380690
_cell_angle_beta   99.67271459
_cell_angle_gamma   136.26348902
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Dy(ZnAu)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Dy1 Zn6 Au6'
_cell_volume   216.62577940
_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
  Dy  Dy0  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  0.74137137  0.50000000  0.24137137  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.25862863  0.50000000  0.75862863  1.0
  Au  Au7  1  0.00000100  0.33886891  0.33886791  1.0
  Au  Au8  1  0.99999900  0.66113109  0.66113209  1.0
  Au  Au9  1  0.66615571  1.00000000  0.66615571  1.0
  Au  Au10  1  0.33384429  0.00000000  0.33384429  1.0
  Au  Au11  1  0.50000000  0.32504981  0.82504981  1.0
  Au  Au12  1  0.50000000  0.67495019  0.17495019  1.0
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