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InFeAs

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MP-ID: mp-631472 · Space group: F-43m (#216)

Basic Information

Formula
InFeAs
MP-ID
mp-631472
Elements
3
Sites
3
Density
6.5813
g/cm³
Volume
61.96
ų
Cell a
4.4417
Å
Cell b
4.4417
Å
Cell c
4.4417
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
F-43m
Point Group
-43m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 8)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
24.55 3.6267 55.6 (1,1,1)
40.62 2.2209 100.0 (2,1,1)
48.04 1.8940 26.7 (2,2,1)
58.80 1.5704 16.1 (2,2,0)
64.68 1.4411 10.7 (3,1,1)
73.92 1.2822 32.0 (3,1,0)
79.24 1.2089 8.0 (3,3,1)
87.94 1.1104 10.3 (4,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.74412
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.55565
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.8904
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.5557
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.65
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
2.4847
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.040100
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
In · 0.333
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.8289
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.453%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1780
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.667
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
12.234
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.150
Family
In-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
In · 0.333

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-631472
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of InFeAs were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-631472, 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_InFeAs
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.44173226
_cell_length_b   4.44173226
_cell_length_c   4.44173226
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   InFeAs
_chemical_formula_sum   'In1 Fe1 As1'
_cell_volume   61.96438320
_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
  In  In0  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  As  As2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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