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MP-ID: mp-3294100 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Th(Co2B)6
MP-ID
mp-3294100
Elements
3
Sites
19
Density
8.8771
g/cm³
Volume
187.83
ų
Cell a
5.9575
Å
Cell b
5.9575
Å
Cell c
5.9575
Å
α Angle
104.23
°
β Angle
104.23
°
γ Angle
104.23
°
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
16.24 5.4596 5.4 (1,0,0)
18.87 4.7019 12.5 (1,0,-1)
24.99 3.5627 14.0 (1,-1,1)
24.99 3.5627 7.0 (1,1,-1)
26.59 3.3527 9.9 (1,1,0)
31.51 2.8396 26.2 (2,0,-1)
32.81 2.7298 45.5 (2,0,0)
33.00 2.7146 38.4 (2,-1,-1)
36.64 2.4526 2.2 (1,1,1)
38.12 2.3608 6.2 (2,1,-1)
41.53 2.1745 20.5 (2,0,1)
41.53 2.1745 41.0 (2,1,0)
41.84 2.1593 100.0 (2,1,-2)
46.27 1.9622 5.4 (3,-1,-1)
47.22 1.9249 28.3 (3,0,-1)
50.13 1.8199 8.0 (2,-1,2)
50.13 1.8199 4.0 (0,3,0)
51.29 1.7814 2.0 (2,-2,2)
51.29 1.7814 1.0 (2,2,-2)
54.03 1.6972 4.1 (3,-1,1)
54.03 1.6972 8.3 (3,1,-1)
54.76 1.6763 5.0 (2,0,2)
54.76 1.6763 2.5 (2,2,0)
55.13 1.6658 6.4 (3,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.27983
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-14.82531
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-14.8253
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.89
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.9300
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
13
Magnetization/Volume
0.047540
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.632
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.368
Interstitial Fraction
0.316
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8092
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.7277
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3691
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
18.741%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1593
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.737
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-35.900
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7366
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3294100
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Th(Co2B)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3294100, 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_Th(Co2B)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.95750957
_cell_length_b   5.95750933
_cell_length_c   5.95750960
_cell_angle_alpha   104.22788043
_cell_angle_beta   104.22787742
_cell_angle_gamma   104.22788911
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Th(Co2B)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Th1 Co12 B6'
_cell_volume   187.82607478
_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
  Th  Th0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.50000000  0.86575981  0.13424019  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.86575981  0.50000000  0.13424019  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.50000000  0.13424019  0.86575981  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.45854840  0.18540881  0.45854840  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.81459119  0.54145160  0.54145160  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.18540881  0.45854840  0.45854840  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.54145160  0.54145160  0.81459119  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.13424019  0.86575981  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.86575981  0.13424019  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.54145160  0.81459119  0.54145160  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.13424019  0.50000000  0.86575981  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.45854840  0.45854840  0.18540881  1.0
  B  B13  1  0.67170985  0.22938058  0.22938058  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.22938058  0.22938058  0.67170985  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.22938058  0.67170985  0.22938058  1.0
  B  B16  1  0.77061942  0.77061942  0.32829015  1.0
  B  B17  1  0.77061942  0.32829015  0.77061942  1.0
  B  B18  1  0.32829015  0.77061942  0.77061942  1.0
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