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MP-ID: mp-3293118 · Space group: P4/mnc (#128)

Basic Information

Formula
Er4BeB14
MP-ID
mp-3293118
Elements
3
Sites
38
Density
7.3260
g/cm³
Volume
375.99
ų
Cell a
7.1593
Å
Cell b
7.1593
Å
Cell c
7.3356
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P4/mnc
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
17.31 5.1236 3.0 (1,0,1)
17.52 5.0624 3.8 (1,1,0)
24.27 3.6678 54.2 (0,0,2)
24.87 3.5797 46.9 (2,0,0)
27.87 3.2017 87.3 (2,1,0)
30.09 2.9702 4.3 (1,1,2)
30.46 2.9344 2.1 (2,1,1)
35.03 2.5618 54.3 (2,0,2)
35.46 2.5312 9.7 (2,2,0)
37.28 2.4120 100.0 (2,1,2)
39.82 2.2640 12.2 (3,1,0)
41.75 2.1633 5.1 (3,1,1)
43.44 2.0833 14.1 (2,2,2)
45.69 1.9856 3.5 (3,2,0)
46.75 1.9433 1.3 (2,1,3)
47.18 1.9265 17.3 (3,1,2)
47.43 1.9167 2.6 (3,2,1)
49.72 1.8339 13.3 (0,0,4)
52.40 1.7462 3.8 (3,2,2)
52.72 1.7364 31.3 (4,1,0)
53.12 1.7243 1.1 (1,1,4)
54.37 1.6875 13.5 (3,3,0)
55.30 1.6613 1.9 (3,1,3)
56.37 1.6322 12.4 (2,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.67904
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-13.46265
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-13.4627
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.89
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0246

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
B · 0.737
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.263
Interstitial Fraction
0.737
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7080
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
5.8865
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.9492
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
31.547%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3302
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.842
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.268
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6445
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293118
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Er4BeB14 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293118, 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_Er4BeB14
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.15930938
_cell_length_b   7.15930938
_cell_length_c   7.33558781
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Er4BeB14
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er8 Be2 B28'
_cell_volume   375.99076786
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.19450742  0.32907934  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.67092066  0.19450742  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.32907934  0.80549258  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er3  1  0.69450742  0.17092066  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er4  1  0.30549258  0.82907934  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er5  1  0.80549258  0.67092066  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er6  1  0.82907934  0.69450742  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er7  1  0.17092066  0.30549258  0.50000000  1.0
  Be  Be8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Be  Be9  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.17435984  0.03874959  0.22736839  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.96125041  0.17435984  0.22736839  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.03874959  0.82564016  0.22736839  1.0
  B  B13  1  0.67435984  0.46125041  0.27263161  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.32564016  0.53874959  0.27263161  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.82564016  0.96125041  0.22736839  1.0
  B  B16  1  0.53874959  0.67435984  0.27263161  1.0
  B  B17  1  0.46125041  0.32564016  0.27263161  1.0
  B  B18  1  0.82564016  0.96125041  0.77263161  1.0
  B  B19  1  0.03874959  0.82564016  0.77263161  1.0
  B  B20  1  0.96125041  0.17435984  0.77263161  1.0
  B  B21  1  0.32564016  0.53874959  0.72736839  1.0
  B  B22  1  0.67435984  0.46125041  0.72736839  1.0
  B  B23  1  0.17435984  0.03874959  0.77263161  1.0
  B  B24  1  0.46125041  0.32564016  0.72736839  1.0
  B  B25  1  0.53874959  0.67435984  0.72736839  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.08827692  0.58827692  0.25000000  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.41172308  0.08827692  0.25000000  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.58827692  0.91172308  0.25000000  1.0
  B  B29  1  0.91172308  0.41172308  0.25000000  1.0
  B  B30  1  0.91172308  0.41172308  0.75000000  1.0
  B  B31  1  0.58827692  0.91172308  0.75000000  1.0
  B  B32  1  0.41172308  0.08827692  0.75000000  1.0
  B  B33  1  0.08827692  0.58827692  0.75000000  1.0
  B  B34  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.38780761  1.0
  B  B35  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.11219239  1.0
  B  B36  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.61219239  1.0
  B  B37  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.88780761  1.0
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