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MP-ID: mp-639150 · Space group: Pmma (#51)

Basic Information

Formula
BaIn4Ir
MP-ID
mp-639150
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.4560
g/cm³
Volume
309.81
ų
Cell a
4.4442
Å
Cell b
8.0225
Å
Cell c
8.6895
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pmma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
Stability
No
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
11.03 8.0225 33.9 (0,1,0)
15.03 5.8945 39.9 (0,1,1)
19.98 4.4442 3.5 (1,0,0)
20.44 4.3447 13.6 (0,0,2)
22.16 4.0113 2.6 (0,2,0)
22.88 3.8875 1.6 (1,1,0)
24.44 3.6419 12.2 (0,2,1)
25.09 3.5486 1.2 (1,1,1)
28.74 3.1067 22.3 (1,0,2)
30.01 2.9777 6.2 (1,2,0)
30.86 2.8971 59.1 (1,1,2)
31.77 2.8169 100.0 (1,2,1)
32.88 2.7244 8.1 (0,1,3)
33.51 2.6742 7.3 (0,3,0)
35.11 2.5559 27.5 (0,3,1)
36.58 2.4562 77.9 (1,2,2)
38.33 2.3483 19.3 (0,2,3)
38.77 2.3227 44.2 (1,1,3)
39.32 2.2913 10.7 (1,3,0)
39.57 2.2774 15.0 (0,3,2)
40.60 2.2221 49.8 (2,0,0)
41.57 2.1724 19.4 (0,0,4)
42.20 2.1415 2.7 (2,1,0)
43.14 2.0969 6.3 (0,1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.34201
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.97436
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0012
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-28.6619
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.82
ų
c/a Ratio
1.9553

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
In · 0.667
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8676
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.2129
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.4168
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.634%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3941
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.833
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
4.631
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-639150
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaIn4Ir were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-639150, 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_BaIn4Ir
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.44414838
_cell_length_b   8.02250059
_cell_length_c   8.68945625
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaIn4Ir
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba2 In8 Ir2'
_cell_volume   309.80677386
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  0.60653276  0.25000000  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.00000000  0.39346724  0.75000000  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.50000000  0.94554667  0.25000000  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.50000000  0.05445333  0.75000000  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.50000000  0.70419533  0.57039750  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.50000000  0.29580467  0.42960250  1.0
  In  In6  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  In  In7  1  0.50000000  0.70419533  0.92960250  1.0
  In  In8  1  0.50000000  0.29580467  0.07039750  1.0
  In  In9  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.00000000  0.81800844  0.75000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir11  1  -0.00000000  0.18199156  0.25000000  1.0
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