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MP-ID: mp-642190 · Space group: I2_13 (#199)

Basic Information

Formula
Ni3(BiS)2
MP-ID
mp-642190
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
8.5737
g/cm³
Volume
254.95
ų
Cell a
6.9187
Å
Cell b
6.9187
Å
Cell c
6.9187
Å
α Angle
109.47
°
β Angle
109.47
°
γ Angle
109.47
°
Space Group
I2_13
Point Group
23
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cI
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.6802

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
15.69 5.6491 17.6 (0,1,0)
15.69 5.6491 3.5 (1,0,0)
22.26 3.9945 100.0 (1,1,-1)
27.34 3.2615 4.4 (1,0,-2)
27.34 3.2615 6.1 (1,1,0)
31.68 2.8246 92.3 (0,0,2)
31.68 2.8246 92.3 (2,-2,0)
35.53 2.5264 6.0 (1,-1,2)
35.53 2.5264 6.1 (2,1,-1)
39.06 2.3062 31.0 (1,1,-3)
39.06 2.3062 62.1 (1,-3,1)
39.06 2.3062 31.0 (3,-1,-1)
42.33 2.1352 2.0 (1,0,-3)
42.33 2.1352 6.6 (3,-1,-2)
42.33 2.1352 3.2 (3,0,-1)
45.41 1.9973 88.2 (2,2,-2)
48.33 1.8830 2.6 (2,-1,-3)
48.33 1.8830 2.1 (3,1,-2)
51.13 1.7864 17.6 (1,-1,3)
51.13 1.7864 26.4 (3,1,-3)
51.13 1.7864 8.8 (3,1,-1)
53.82 1.7033 2.0 (1,2,1)
56.42 1.6308 6.1 (2,0,-4)
56.42 1.6308 12.2 (0,2,-4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.44393
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.21468
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-24.4569
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.21
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
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
Ni · 0.429
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.571
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0790
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.9707
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2595
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.041%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2864
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-34.819
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9821
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-642190
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ni3(BiS)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-642190, 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_Ni3(BiS)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.91869669
_cell_length_b   6.91869716
_cell_length_c   6.91869896
_cell_angle_alpha   109.47122278
_cell_angle_beta   109.47122424
_cell_angle_gamma   109.47121998
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ni3(BiS)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ni6 Bi4 S4'
_cell_volume   254.94771854
_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
  Ni  Ni0  1  0.51862349  0.26862349  0.25000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.98137651  0.23137551  0.75000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.75000000  0.98137651  0.23137551  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.23137551  0.75000000  0.98137651  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.25000000  0.51862349  0.26862349  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.26862349  0.25000000  0.51862349  1.0
  Bi  Bi6  1  0.00753304  0.00753304  0.00753304  1.0
  Bi  Bi7  1  0.49246696  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Bi  Bi8  1  0.00000000  0.49246696  0.50000000  1.0
  Bi  Bi9  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.49246696  1.0
  S  S10  1  -0.00000000  0.96108610  0.50000000  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.96108610  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.96108610  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.53891390  0.53891390  0.53891390  1.0
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