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ErZn2InIr2

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MP-ID: mp-3252998 · Space group: Imm2 (#44)

Basic Information

Formula
ErZn2InIr2
MP-ID
mp-3252998
Elements
4
Sites
6
Density
13.0756
g/cm³
Volume
101.26
ų
Cell a
5.1843
Å
Cell b
5.1843
Å
Cell c
5.0983
Å
α Angle
60.55
°
β Angle
60.55
°
γ Angle
65.69
°
Space Group
Imm2
Point Group
mm2
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
20.18 4.3995 3.3 (1,0,0)
21.50 4.1339 12.1 (0,0,1)
21.50 4.1339 12.1 (1,1,1)
23.55 3.7772 1.9 (1,0,1)
25.22 3.5316 11.3 (1,1,0)
34.78 2.5797 16.4 (1,0,-1)
34.78 2.5797 16.4 (2,1,1)
35.21 2.5492 26.6 (1,1,2)
38.73 2.3250 100.0 (1,-1,1)
40.92 2.2057 16.0 (1,0,2)
40.92 2.2057 16.0 (2,1,2)
41.03 2.1998 38.1 (2,0,0)
41.58 2.1718 13.4 (2,1,0)
42.28 2.1375 21.4 (1,1,-1)
42.28 2.1375 21.4 (2,2,1)
43.80 2.0670 13.8 (0,0,2)
43.80 2.0670 13.8 (2,2,2)
48.18 1.8886 4.7 (2,0,2)
51.77 1.7658 2.0 (2,2,0)
53.88 1.7017 1.6 (2,0,-1)
53.88 1.7017 1.6 (3,1,1)
55.15 1.6654 3.8 (1,-1,2)
55.15 1.6654 3.8 (3,1,2)
58.62 1.5748 1.8 (2,-1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.59508
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-30.43574
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-30.4357
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.88
ų
c/a Ratio
0.9834

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

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zn · 0.333
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.3297
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
11.0548
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.8841
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.664%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3361
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
9.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.314
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9591
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3252998
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ErZn2InIr2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3252998, 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_ErZn2InIr2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.18432370
_cell_length_b   5.18432330
_cell_length_c   5.09833140
_cell_angle_alpha   60.54720878
_cell_angle_beta   60.54721127
_cell_angle_gamma   65.69101443
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ErZn2InIr2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er1 Zn2 In1 Ir2'
_cell_volume   101.25734003
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.24486737  0.24486737  0.25513263  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.62494559  0.62494559  0.61836167  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.62494559  0.62494559  0.13174514  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.00519594  0.00519594  0.99480406  1.0
  Ir  Ir4  1  0.63240665  0.11763785  0.62497875  1.0
  Ir  Ir5  1  0.11763785  0.63240665  0.62497875  1.0
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