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MP-ID: mp-3295856 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
Yb4HfIr2
MP-ID
mp-3295856
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
12.0069
g/cm³
Volume
347.15
ų
Cell a
6.4627
Å
Cell b
6.9546
Å
Cell c
8.4437
Å
α Angle
97.44
°
β Angle
112.50
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/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
11.46 7.7238 41.3 (0,0,1)
14.86 5.9620 24.4 (1,0,0)
20.22 4.3912 60.4 (1,1,0)
22.07 4.0272 1.3 (1,0,1)
23.03 3.8619 2.3 (0,0,2)
24.35 3.6554 2.3 (1,-1,1)
26.83 3.3227 5.4 (0,2,-1)
26.84 3.3213 1.9 (1,1,1)
29.24 3.0539 38.8 (1,-2,0)
29.86 2.9925 18.0 (0,2,1)
29.98 2.9810 1.8 (2,0,0)
29.98 2.9810 1.8 (2,0,-2)
30.56 2.9253 63.2 (2,1,-1)
30.68 2.9140 17.6 (1,2,0)
32.07 2.7913 51.6 (2,-1,0)
32.11 2.7874 84.1 (1,0,2)
32.30 2.7714 45.8 (1,-2,1)
32.32 2.7701 38.7 (0,2,-2)
33.11 2.7055 20.1 (1,-1,2)
33.11 2.7055 20.1 (1,1,-3)
33.39 2.6832 100.0 (2,1,0)
34.85 2.5746 38.7 (0,0,3)
36.13 2.4858 27.0 (1,2,1)
36.13 2.4858 27.0 (1,-2,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.77110
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-43.05504
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-43.0550
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.80
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3065

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0043
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
Yb · 0.571
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.5680
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.555%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4836
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
11.143
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-8.956
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295856
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Yb4HfIr2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295856, 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_Yb4HfIr2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.46269927
_cell_length_b   6.95462673
_cell_length_c   8.44365895
_cell_angle_alpha   97.44214575
_cell_angle_beta   112.50073400
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000258
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Yb4HfIr2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Yb8 Hf2 Ir4'
_cell_volume   347.15296885
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.96872484  0.92691722  0.17006081  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.79866303  0.57308278  0.82993919  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.03127516  0.07308278  0.82993919  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.20133697  0.42691722  0.17006081  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.63312318  0.81058990  0.42952520  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.20359798  0.68941010  0.57047480  1.0
  Yb  Yb6  1  0.36687682  0.18941010  0.57047480  1.0
  Yb  Yb7  1  0.79640202  0.31058990  0.42952520  1.0
  Hf  Hf8  1  0.44865730  0.75000000  1.00000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf9  1  0.55134270  0.25000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.79399469  0.56402914  0.19491086  1.0
  Ir  Ir11  1  0.59908483  0.93597086  0.80508914  1.0
  Ir  Ir12  1  0.20600631  0.43597086  0.80508914  1.0
  Ir  Ir13  1  0.40091517  0.06402914  0.19491086  1.0
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