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MP-ID: mp-3293691 · Space group: P-3m1 (#164)

Basic Information

Formula
Hf4GaTc7
MP-ID
mp-3293691
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
12.2541
g/cm³
Volume
199.15
ų
Cell a
5.1753
Å
Cell b
5.1753
Å
Cell c
8.5859
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-3m1
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
19.81 4.4819 2.4 (1,0,-1,0)
19.81 4.4819 1.2 (1,-1,0,0)
22.38 3.9732 2.3 (1,0,-1,1)
28.80 3.1002 6.9 (1,0,-1,2)
34.67 2.5877 48.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.28 2.4121 100.0 (1,0,-1,3)
40.24 2.2410 10.6 (2,0,-2,0)
40.24 2.2410 5.3 (2,-2,0,0)
40.71 2.2162 32.3 (1,1,-2,2)
40.71 2.2162 64.6 (2,-1,-1,2)
41.65 2.1683 49.2 (2,0,-2,1)
41.65 2.1683 24.6 (2,-2,0,1)
42.10 2.1465 10.4 (0,0,0,4)
45.67 1.9866 3.5 (2,0,-2,2)
45.67 1.9866 1.8 (2,-2,0,2)
46.93 1.9359 7.2 (1,0,-1,4)
57.47 1.6035 6.1 (1,0,-1,5)
58.58 1.5758 1.3 (2,1,-3,2)
58.58 1.5758 1.3 (3,-1,-2,2)
58.58 1.5758 1.3 (3,-2,-1,2)
62.13 1.4940 6.0 (3,0,-3,0)
62.13 1.4940 3.0 (3,-3,0,0)
63.85 1.4578 18.9 (2,1,-3,3)
63.85 1.4578 18.9 (3,-1,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.45196
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-31.60205
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-31.6021
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.60
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6590

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0019
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Tc · 0.583
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.417
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8877
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.3803
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
10.2329
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.912%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2786
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.643
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8080
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293691
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Hf4GaTc7 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293691, 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_Hf4GaTc7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.17530248
_cell_length_b   5.17530288
_cell_length_c   8.58593765
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998497
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Hf4GaTc7
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf4 Ga1 Tc7'
_cell_volume   199.15441457
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.43177449  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.56822551  1.0
  Hf  Hf2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.93628849  1.0
  Hf  Hf3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.06371151  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc6  1  0.82862498  0.17137502  0.25076299  1.0
  Tc  Tc7  1  0.82862498  0.65724895  0.25076299  1.0
  Tc  Tc8  1  0.34275105  0.17137502  0.25076299  1.0
  Tc  Tc9  1  0.17137502  0.82862498  0.74923701  1.0
  Tc  Tc10  1  0.17137502  0.34275105  0.74923701  1.0
  Tc  Tc11  1  0.65724895  0.82862498  0.74923701  1.0
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