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MP-ID: mp-3293940 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Nb6VCo6
MP-ID
mp-3293940
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.8910
g/cm³
Volume
179.67
ų
Cell a
9.0442
Å
Cell b
9.0442
Å
Cell c
9.0442
Å
α Angle
31.53
°
β Angle
31.53
°
γ Angle
31.53
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
21.16 4.1997 1.7 (1,0,0)
25.08 3.5512 1.8 (2,1,1)
34.94 2.5682 9.2 (3,3,2)
36.56 2.4576 86.9 (1,0,-1)
38.09 2.3627 3.2 (2,0,1)
38.09 2.3627 1.6 (2,1,0)
40.95 2.2040 48.2 (4,3,3)
40.95 2.2040 24.1 (3,3,4)
42.09 2.1469 18.8 (4,4,4)
42.38 2.1329 100.0 (3,2,1)
42.63 2.1211 15.6 (1,-1,1)
42.63 2.1211 31.3 (1,1,-1)
43.08 2.0999 2.7 (0,2,0)
43.08 2.0999 5.4 (2,0,0)
44.14 2.0519 55.1 (4,4,3)
44.85 2.0208 9.2 (2,0,2)
44.85 2.0208 18.5 (2,2,0)
46.15 1.9671 13.6 (1,3,1)
46.15 1.9671 27.2 (3,1,1)
48.84 1.8646 8.2 (4,2,3)
48.84 1.8646 8.2 (4,3,2)
49.47 1.8424 9.8 (3,1,3)
49.47 1.8424 4.9 (3,3,1)
50.82 1.7966 1.6 (5,4,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.08946
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-18.69711
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-18.6971
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.82
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0100
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000060
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Nb · 0.462
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.7283
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.457%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1377
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.846
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-23.432
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293940
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Nb6VCo6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293940, 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_Nb6VCo6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.04416897
_cell_length_b   9.04416960
_cell_length_c   9.04416897
_cell_angle_alpha   31.53445516
_cell_angle_beta   31.53445183
_cell_angle_gamma   31.53445603
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Nb6VCo6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Nb6 V1 Co6'
_cell_volume   179.66616432
_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
  Nb  Nb0  1  0.83353064  0.83353064  0.83353064  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.16646936  0.16646936  0.16646936  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.65343696  0.65343696  0.65343696  1.0
  Nb  Nb3  1  0.34656304  0.34656304  0.34656304  1.0
  Nb  Nb4  1  0.54993506  0.54993506  0.54993506  1.0
  Nb  Nb5  1  0.45006494  0.45006494  0.45006494  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.90702223  0.41141731  0.90702223  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.90702223  0.90702223  0.41141731  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.41141731  0.90702223  0.90702223  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.09297777  0.58858269  0.09297777  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.09297777  0.09297777  0.58858269  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.58858269  0.09297777  0.09297777  1.0
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