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MP-ID: mp-642894 · Space group: Pnnm (#58)

Basic Information

Formula
UCo5Sn
MP-ID
mp-642894
Elements
3
Sites
56
Density
10.9748
g/cm³
Volume
788.49
ų
Cell a
4.7983
Å
Cell b
10.2813
Å
Cell c
15.9831
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pnnm
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
17.25 5.1406 5.3 (0,2,0)
18.13 4.8937 5.9 (0,2,1)
20.43 4.3481 1.1 (1,1,0)
20.54 4.3234 2.5 (0,2,2)
21.18 4.1956 10.8 (1,1,1)
22.25 3.9958 15.1 (0,0,4)
23.29 3.8194 30.8 (1,1,2)
23.89 3.7244 3.1 (0,1,4)
24.06 3.6993 4.0 (0,2,3)
24.97 3.5654 2.8 (1,0,3)
26.01 3.4262 1.8 (1,2,1)
26.46 3.3686 3.5 (1,1,3)
28.29 3.1548 12.2 (0,2,4)
28.34 3.1497 1.2 (0,3,2)
30.38 2.9421 1.5 (1,1,4)
32.09 2.7888 30.9 (1,3,0)
32.59 2.7473 24.5 (1,3,1)
33.00 2.7146 15.8 (0,2,5)
33.69 2.6603 3.0 (1,0,5)
34.05 2.6331 10.6 (1,3,2)
34.83 2.5755 17.3 (1,1,5)
36.36 2.4708 29.5 (1,3,3)
36.73 2.4469 58.7 (0,4,2)
37.49 2.3992 43.5 (2,0,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.06947
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.35062
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0558
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.3506
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.08
ų
c/a Ratio
3.3310

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0257
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000030
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.714
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.286
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7963
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.6205
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.4632
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.489%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1817
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.167
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
4.128
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7248
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-642894
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of UCo5Sn were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-642894, 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_UCo5Sn
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.79833000
_cell_length_b   10.28124600
_cell_length_c   15.98305100
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   UCo5Sn
_chemical_formula_sum   'U8 Co40 Sn8'
_cell_volume   788.48883609
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  U  U0  1  0.00000000  0.61147100  0.24394800  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  U  U2  1  0.50000000  0.11147100  0.25605200  1.0
  U  U3  1  0.00000000  0.38852900  0.75605200  1.0
  U  U4  1  0.50000000  0.88852900  0.74394800  1.0
  U  U5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  U  U6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  U  U7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.74738500  0.63343800  0.84024000  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.50000000  0.57490300  0.17129200  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.75261500  0.13343800  0.65976000  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.25073900  0.74313600  0.09119900  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.50000000  0.34608200  0.65279400  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.00000000  0.69999800  0.71888900  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.00000000  0.84608200  0.84720600  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.24738500  0.13343800  0.65976000  1.0
  Co  Co16  1  0.50000000  0.80000200  0.21888900  1.0
  Co  Co17  1  0.00000000  0.54290700  0.59765700  1.0
  Co  Co18  1  0.50000000  0.18902100  0.53532700  1.0
  Co  Co19  1  0.24926100  0.75686400  0.59119900  1.0
  Co  Co20  1  0.75073900  0.75686400  0.59119900  1.0
  Co  Co21  1  0.50000000  0.42509700  0.82870800  1.0
  Co  Co22  1  0.00000000  0.92509700  0.67129200  1.0
  Co  Co23  1  0.25261500  0.36656200  0.15976000  1.0
  Co  Co24  1  0.50000000  0.81097900  0.46467300  1.0
  Co  Co25  1  0.74926100  0.25686400  0.90880100  1.0
  Co  Co26  1  0.50000000  0.04290700  0.90234300  1.0
  Co  Co27  1  0.00000000  0.07490300  0.32870800  1.0
  Co  Co28  1  0.00000000  0.46396300  0.91773700  1.0
  Co  Co29  1  0.50000000  0.95709300  0.09765700  1.0
  Co  Co30  1  0.00000000  0.31097900  0.03532700  1.0
  Co  Co31  1  0.75073900  0.24313600  0.40880100  1.0
  Co  Co32  1  0.50000000  0.65391800  0.34720600  1.0
  Co  Co33  1  0.00000000  0.30000200  0.28111100  1.0
  Co  Co34  1  0.00000000  0.15391800  0.15279400  1.0
  Co  Co35  1  0.00000000  0.45709300  0.40234300  1.0
  Co  Co36  1  0.50000000  0.19999800  0.78111100  1.0
  Co  Co37  1  0.00000000  0.53603700  0.08226300  1.0
  Co  Co38  1  0.24926100  0.24313600  0.40880100  1.0
  Co  Co39  1  0.25261500  0.63343800  0.84024000  1.0
  Co  Co40  1  0.24738500  0.86656200  0.34024000  1.0
  Co  Co41  1  0.25073900  0.25686400  0.90880100  1.0
  Co  Co42  1  0.74926100  0.74313600  0.09119900  1.0
  Co  Co43  1  0.50000000  0.96396300  0.58226300  1.0
  Co  Co44  1  0.75261500  0.86656200  0.34024000  1.0
  Co  Co45  1  0.00000000  0.68902100  0.96467300  1.0
  Co  Co46  1  0.50000000  0.03603700  0.41773700  1.0
  Co  Co47  1  0.74738500  0.36656200  0.15976000  1.0
  Sn  Sn48  1  0.50000000  0.58689100  0.69235700  1.0
  Sn  Sn49  1  0.00000000  0.69697300  0.44485600  1.0
  Sn  Sn50  1  0.50000000  0.80302700  0.94485600  1.0
  Sn  Sn51  1  0.50000000  0.19697300  0.05514400  1.0
  Sn  Sn52  1  0.50000000  0.41310900  0.30764300  1.0
  Sn  Sn53  1  0.00000000  0.30302700  0.55514400  1.0
  Sn  Sn54  1  0.00000000  0.08689100  0.80764300  1.0
  Sn  Sn55  1  0.00000000  0.91310900  0.19235700  1.0
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