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MP-ID: mp-3292979 · Space group: P4_2/mnm (#136)

Basic Information

Formula
Ho(Tc2P)2
MP-ID
mp-3292979
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
9.6867
g/cm³
Volume
212.18
ų
Cell a
7.3452
Å
Cell b
7.3452
Å
Cell c
3.9329
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P4_2/mnm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tP
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
24.23 3.6726 10.1 (2,0,0)
25.69 3.4671 7.6 (1,0,1)
28.47 3.1354 12.0 (1,1,1)
34.54 2.5969 4.3 (2,2,0)
35.61 2.5211 100.0 (2,1,1)
38.77 2.3227 44.8 (3,1,0)
41.68 2.1671 36.4 (2,2,1)
44.47 2.0372 5.7 (3,2,0)
45.35 2.0000 26.8 (3,1,1)
46.16 1.9664 24.9 (0,0,2)
51.28 1.7815 14.0 (4,1,0)
52.81 1.7336 2.7 (2,0,2)
52.88 1.7313 3.2 (3,3,0)
55.99 1.6424 2.0 (4,2,0)
56.73 1.6227 12.3 (4,1,1)
58.91 1.5677 1.8 (2,2,2)
61.82 1.5008 22.5 (3,1,2)
63.31 1.4690 1.9 (5,0,0)
64.71 1.4405 4.1 (5,1,0)
66.03 1.4148 3.4 (3,2,2)
68.14 1.3762 22.3 (5,0,1)
68.83 1.3640 5.2 (5,2,0)
71.45 1.3202 10.1 (4,1,2)
72.78 1.2994 2.5 (3,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.79380
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-22.90010
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.9001
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.16
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5354

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0003
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
Tc · 0.571
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.286
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.068%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2966
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.857
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3292979
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ho(Tc2P)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3292979, 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_Ho(Tc2P)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.34514781
_cell_length_b   7.34514781
_cell_length_c   3.93285298
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ho(Tc2P)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ho2 Tc8 P4'
_cell_volume   212.18212362
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc2  1  0.58296576  0.16100199  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc3  1  0.41703424  0.83899801  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc4  1  0.08296576  0.33899801  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc5  1  0.91703424  0.66100199  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc6  1  0.16100199  0.58296576  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc7  1  0.83899801  0.41703424  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc8  1  0.33899801  0.08296576  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc9  1  0.66100199  0.91703424  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.71088447  0.71088447  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.28911553  0.28911553  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.21088447  0.78911553  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.78911553  0.21088447  0.00000000  1.0
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