Er2InB2Ru5

High-Entropy Materials HEA

MP-ID: mp-3296396 · Space group: P4/mbm (#127)

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Basic Information

Formula

Er2InB2Ru5

MP-ID

mp-3296396

Elements

Sites

Density

11.1282

g/cm³

Volume

291.37

Å³

Cell a

9.6549

Cell b

9.6549

Cell c

3.1257

α Angle

90.00

β Angle

90.00

γ Angle

90.00

Space Group

P4/mbm

Point Group

4/mmm

Crystal System

Tetragonal

Bravais Lattice

Stability

Yes

Packing Fraction

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern

Target / Radiation

X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å

Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)

2θ	d (Å)	I	hkl
18.38	4.8275	1.9	(2,0,0)
20.57	4.3178	11.7	(2,1,0)
26.10	3.4135	3.4	(2,2,0)
29.25	3.0532	5.6	(3,1,0)
31.48	2.8420	4.7	(1,1,1)
33.46	2.6778	8.7	(3,2,0)
34.17	2.6237	6.5	(2,0,1)
35.45	2.5319	99.0	(2,1,1)
37.25	2.4137	11.2	(4,0,0)
38.44	2.3417	90.5	(4,1,0)
39.07	2.3052	45.7	(2,2,1)
39.60	2.2757	18.4	(3,3,0)
41.34	2.1841	100.0	(3,1,1)
41.84	2.1589	42.6	(4,2,0)
44.56	2.0336	28.4	(3,2,1)
47.06	1.9310	3.2	(4,3,0)
47.60	1.9104	8.3	(4,0,1)
50.93	1.7929	7.5	(5,2,0)
51.44	1.7764	1.7	(4,2,1)
53.70	1.7068	2.2	(4,4,0)
55.50	1.6558	12.3	(5,3,0)
57.25	1.6092	2.3	(6,0,0)
59.11	1.5628	20.9	(0,0,2)
59.43	1.5552	1.7	(5,2,1)

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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom

-0.47562

eV/atom

Energy/atom

-23.70010

eV/atom

Energy above Hull

0.0000

eV/atom

Uncorrected Energy

-23.7001

eV/atom

Volume/atom

14.57

Å³

c/a Ratio

0.3237

Electronic Properties

Metallic

Metal

Band Gap

Direct Gap

CBM

N/A

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic

Yes

Total Mag. Moment

0.7765

μB

Mag. Ordering

Mag. Sites

Magnetization/Volume

0.002670

μB/Å³

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)

Composition Info

Major / Matrix Element

Ru · 0.500

Element Family

4d-TM

Solute Fraction

0.500

Interstitial Fraction

0.200

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)

Element-Class Share

Mix Entropy ΔS/R

1.2206

HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)

Mix Entropy ΔS

10.1481

J/mol·K

Ω Parameter

34.8616

Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution

Atomic Size Mismatch δr

21.012%

δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution

Electronegativity Diff Δχ

0.3692

smaller = more stable mixing

VEC

7.300

valence electron concentration, affects phase stability

Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix

-0.634

kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing

Entropy Norm

0.8805

SS Former

Phase Tendency

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

aaahfoim

Citation & References

Materials Project Page

https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3296396

Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Er2InB2Ru5 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3296396, 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

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Raw CIF Data

# generated using pymatgen
data_Er2InB2Ru5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.65493614
_cell_length_b   9.65493614
_cell_length_c   3.12565519
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Er2InB2Ru5
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er4 In2 B4 Ru10'
_cell_volume   291.36667515
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.67721379  0.17721379  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.32278621  0.82278621  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.17721379  0.32278621  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er3  1  0.82278621  0.67721379  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.12249905  0.62249905  0.00000000  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.87750095  0.37750095  0.00000000  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.62249905  0.87750095  0.00000000  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.37750095  0.12249905  0.00000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru10  1  0.22662152  0.06950207  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru11  1  0.77337848  0.93049793  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru12  1  0.06950207  0.77337848  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru13  1  0.72662152  0.43049793  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru14  1  0.93049793  0.22662152  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru15  1  0.27337848  0.56950207  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru16  1  0.56950207  0.72662152  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru17  1  0.43049793  0.27337848  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru18  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru19  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0

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