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HfBe2Bi

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MP-ID: mp-631510 · Space group: F-43m (#216)

Basic Information

Formula
HfBe2Bi
MP-ID
mp-631510
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.9749
g/cm³
Volume
75.02
ų
Cell a
4.7341
Å
Cell b
4.7341
Å
Cell c
4.7341
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 9)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
23.01 3.8654 100.0 (1,1,1)
38.01 2.3671 95.8 (2,1,1)
44.90 2.0186 53.9 (2,2,1)
54.85 1.6738 16.8 (2,2,0)
60.25 1.5360 22.9 (3,2,2)
68.68 1.3666 34.8 (3,3,2)
73.50 1.2885 17.2 (3,3,3)
81.29 1.1835 11.2 (4,2,2)
85.88 1.1317 17.9 (4,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.84976
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.48175
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
1.0435
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.4818
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.76
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0036
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000050
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Be · 0.500
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
65.9416
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.497%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2585
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.250
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.202
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.309
Family
Be-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Be · 0.500

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-631510
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfBe2Bi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-631510, 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_HfBe2Bi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.73412657
_cell_length_b   4.73412657
_cell_length_c   4.73412657
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfBe2Bi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf1 Be2 Bi1'
_cell_volume   75.02475686
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Be  Be1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Be  Be2  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Bi  Bi3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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