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MP-ID: mp-3293979 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Ta6AlZn6
MP-ID
mp-3293979
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
12.5050
g/cm³
Volume
199.86
ų
Cell a
9.6099
Å
Cell b
9.6099
Å
Cell c
9.6099
Å
α Angle
30.27
°
β Angle
30.27
°
γ Angle
30.27
°
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
9.65 9.1627 23.6 (1,1,1)
19.38 4.5813 8.0 (2,2,2)
20.69 4.2930 8.6 (0,0,1)
20.69 4.2930 17.1 (1,0,0)
24.23 3.6733 13.8 (2,1,1)
33.24 2.6954 7.0 (3,3,2)
35.78 2.5094 38.5 (1,0,-1)
35.78 2.5094 77.0 (1,-1,0)
37.15 2.4202 11.5 (2,1,0)
37.15 2.4202 2.3 (1,2,0)
38.76 2.3232 34.0 (3,3,4)
38.76 2.3232 67.9 (4,3,3)
39.33 2.2907 8.4 (4,4,4)
41.01 2.2008 100.0 (3,2,1)
41.69 2.1664 41.4 (1,1,-1)
41.69 2.1664 66.3 (4,4,3)
42.10 2.1465 4.1 (2,0,0)
43.69 2.0720 8.2 (0,2,2)
43.69 2.0720 16.3 (2,2,0)
44.85 2.0210 13.7 (3,1,1)
44.85 2.0210 6.8 (1,3,1)
46.86 1.9389 4.2 (4,2,3)
46.86 1.9389 2.1 (4,3,2)
47.84 1.9014 3.6 (3,1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.19208
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-27.24952
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-27.2495
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.37
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
0.0086
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000040
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ta · 0.462
Element Family
5d-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
11.5979
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
4.150%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.0727
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.077
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.247
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293979
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ta6AlZn6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293979, 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_Ta6AlZn6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.60990684
_cell_length_b   9.60990683
_cell_length_c   9.60990747
_cell_angle_alpha   30.27324767
_cell_angle_beta   30.27324951
_cell_angle_gamma   30.27324829
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ta6AlZn6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ta6 Al1 Zn6'
_cell_volume   199.86492392
_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
  Ta  Ta0  1  0.83467160  0.83467160  0.83467160  1.0
  Ta  Ta1  1  0.16532840  0.16532840  0.16532840  1.0
  Ta  Ta2  1  0.64962616  0.64962616  0.64962616  1.0
  Ta  Ta3  1  0.35037384  0.35037384  0.35037384  1.0
  Ta  Ta4  1  0.54532649  0.54532649  0.54532649  1.0
  Ta  Ta5  1  0.45467351  0.45467351  0.45467351  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.90671923  0.41493108  0.90671923  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.90671923  0.90671923  0.41493108  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.41493108  0.90671923  0.90671923  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.09328077  0.58506892  0.09328077  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.09328077  0.09328077  0.58506892  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.58506892  0.09328077  0.09328077  1.0
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