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MP-ID: mp-3293703 · Space group: P-3m1 (#164)

Basic Information

Formula
Ca4HfIr7
MP-ID
mp-3293703
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
12.6391
g/cm³
Volume
221.29
ų
Cell a
5.5028
Å
Cell b
5.5028
Å
Cell c
8.4384
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
18.62 4.7655 75.4 (1,0,-1,0)
21.06 4.2192 48.8 (0,0,0,2)
21.41 4.1496 56.9 (1,0,-1,1)
28.25 3.1590 7.0 (1,-1,0,2)
28.25 3.1590 3.5 (1,0,-1,2)
32.54 2.7514 2.1 (1,1,-2,0)
32.54 2.7514 1.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.11 2.4223 40.9 (1,0,-1,3)
37.75 2.3828 2.1 (0,2,-2,0)
37.75 2.3828 4.1 (2,0,-2,0)
39.08 2.3047 66.9 (1,1,-2,2)
39.08 2.3047 33.4 (2,-1,-1,2)
39.29 2.2931 50.0 (0,2,-2,1)
39.29 2.2931 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
42.87 2.1096 39.3 (0,0,0,4)
43.62 2.0748 26.7 (0,2,-2,2)
43.62 2.0748 53.4 (2,0,-2,2)
47.11 1.9291 22.1 (1,0,-1,4)
50.18 1.8181 16.5 (0,2,-2,3)
50.18 1.8181 33.0 (2,0,-2,3)
50.68 1.8012 11.6 (2,-3,1,0)
50.68 1.8012 11.6 (3,-1,-2,0)
51.91 1.7615 3.4 (2,1,-3,1)
51.91 1.7615 1.7 (3,-1,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.64170
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-37.29337
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-37.2934
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.44
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5335

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0032
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
Ir · 0.583
Element Family
5d-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
0.4667
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.754%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5673
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.250
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-34.449
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8080
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293703
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca4HfIr7 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293703, 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_Ca4HfIr7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.50277551
_cell_length_b   5.50277650
_cell_length_c   8.43844165
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999989
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca4HfIr7
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca4 Hf1 Ir7'
_cell_volume   221.28733237
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.33333400  0.66666700  0.07695593  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.33333400  0.66666700  0.43606631  1.0
  Ca  Ca2  1  0.66666600  0.33333400  0.56393469  1.0
  Ca  Ca3  1  0.66666600  0.33333400  0.92304507  1.0
  Hf  Hf4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir5  1  0.34711064  0.17355482  0.25146479  1.0
  Ir  Ir6  1  0.82644518  0.17355482  0.25146479  1.0
  Ir  Ir7  1  0.82644518  0.65288836  0.25146479  1.0
  Ir  Ir8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir9  1  0.17355382  0.34710964  0.74853521  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.17355482  0.82644518  0.74853521  1.0
  Ir  Ir11  1  0.65288836  0.82644518  0.74853521  1.0
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