Navigation

HEAS Data Platform · Materials Science Database

MP-ID: mp-3295789 · Space group: Cm (#8)

Basic Information

Formula
Zn12CoAu
MP-ID
mp-3295789
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
8.7222
g/cm³
Volume
198.15
ų
Cell a
6.6038
Å
Cell b
6.6038
Å
Cell c
4.9028
Å
α Angle
80.60
°
β Angle
80.60
°
γ Angle
71.09
°
Space Group
Cm
Point Group
m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
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
14.28 6.2034 15.3 (1,0,0)
16.84 5.2640 11.2 (1,1,0)
18.47 4.8030 12.8 (0,0,1)
22.02 4.0358 23.0 (1,0,1)
22.41 3.9665 7.2 (1,1,1)
23.17 3.8389 4.8 (1,-1,0)
24.75 3.5974 24.4 (1,0,-1)
27.54 3.2391 5.4 (1,1,-1)
27.95 3.1917 8.6 (2,1,0)
28.78 3.1017 7.0 (2,0,0)
29.79 2.9987 8.6 (1,-1,1)
29.79 2.9987 8.6 (1,-1,-1)
30.67 2.9149 4.2 (1,2,1)
30.67 2.9149 4.2 (2,1,1)
32.46 2.7585 9.2 (2,0,1)
34.06 2.6320 5.8 (2,2,0)
35.45 2.5323 1.7 (2,2,1)
36.12 2.4868 2.1 (2,-1,0)
36.29 2.4756 35.3 (2,0,-1)
36.54 2.4594 12.5 (2,1,-1)
37.45 2.4015 2.2 (0,0,2)
37.93 2.3721 17.2 (1,1,2)
38.57 2.3344 4.4 (1,0,2)
40.03 2.2524 8.0 (2,-1,1)
Get direct link

Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.08937
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.28554
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.2855
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.15
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7424

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0175
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000090
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zn · 0.857
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.143
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.5091
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
4.2330
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5520
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
2.681%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2323
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
11.714
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.253
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.4634
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295789
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zn12CoAu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295789, 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

Loading 3D structure…

Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Zn12CoAu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.60379196
_cell_length_b   6.60379222
_cell_length_c   4.90277909
_cell_angle_alpha   80.60004355
_cell_angle_beta   80.60004136
_cell_angle_gamma   71.08652522
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zn12CoAu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn12 Co1 Au1'
_cell_volume   198.15012184
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.99976410  0.99976410  0.99860624  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.61697851  0.61697851  0.06766612  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.77568018  0.77568018  0.37774356  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.22018139  0.22018139  0.62301918  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.20841855  0.64307016  0.31417282  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.36457192  0.78816393  0.68697352  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.78816393  0.36457192  0.68697352  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.64307016  0.20841855  0.31417282  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.99934797  0.64845328  0.80211653  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.35360473  0.99469525  0.19638969  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.99469525  0.35360473  0.19638969  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.64845328  0.99934797  0.80211653  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.00033691  0.00033691  0.49866197  1.0
  Au  Au13  1  0.38673211  0.38673211  0.93499781  1.0
Get direct link