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MP-ID: mp-645193 · Space group: Fd-3m (#227)

Basic Information

Formula
Zr4AlNi2
MP-ID
mp-645193
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
5.8446
g/cm³
Volume
578.76
ų
Cell a
9.3542
Å
Cell b
9.3542
Å
Cell c
9.3542
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fd-3m
Point Group
m-3m
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
11.59 7.6376 39.7 (1,1,1)
18.97 4.6771 6.4 (2,1,1)
23.29 3.8188 5.5 (2,2,2)
26.96 3.3072 12.1 (2,2,0)
29.43 3.0349 3.3 (3,2,2)
33.18 2.7003 24.4 (3,3,2)
35.25 2.5459 44.5 (3,3,3)
38.50 2.3385 100.0 (4,2,2)
40.34 2.2361 2.3 (4,3,2)
40.93 2.2048 10.4 (4,1,1)
43.25 2.0917 19.3 (4,3,1)
44.93 2.0174 7.5 (4,4,3)
45.48 1.9943 19.1 (4,4,2)
47.63 1.9094 3.9 (4,4,4)
51.71 1.7678 4.2 (5,4,3)
55.58 1.6536 6.9 (4,4,0)
56.98 1.6162 5.7 (5,5,3)
59.27 1.5590 10.7 (5,5,2)
60.62 1.5275 5.0 (5,5,5)
61.07 1.5174 3.6 (6,4,4)
62.83 1.4790 5.9 (6,4,2)
64.14 1.4521 5.0 (6,5,4)
64.57 1.4434 1.2 (6,5,3)
66.28 1.4102 1.9 (6,5,5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.12541
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.94555
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.5497
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.9456
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.67
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
0.4486
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000780
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zr · 0.571
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2931
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.733%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2549
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.571
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-49.959
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-645193
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zr4AlNi2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-645193, 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_Zr4AlNi2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.35415439
_cell_length_b   9.35415439
_cell_length_c   9.35415439
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zr4AlNi2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zr16 Al4 Ni8'
_cell_volume   578.76012641
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Zr  Zr0  1  0.73172300  0.26827700  0.73172300  1.0
  Zr  Zr1  1  0.12500000  0.12500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Zr  Zr2  1  0.98172300  0.98172300  0.51827700  1.0
  Zr  Zr3  1  0.26827700  0.26827700  0.73172300  1.0
  Zr  Zr4  1  0.98172300  0.51827700  0.51827700  1.0
  Zr  Zr5  1  0.26827700  0.73172300  0.73172300  1.0
  Zr  Zr6  1  0.51827700  0.98172300  0.51827700  1.0
  Zr  Zr7  1  0.73172300  0.26827700  0.26827700  1.0
  Zr  Zr8  1  0.73172300  0.73172300  0.26827700  1.0
  Zr  Zr9  1  0.98172300  0.51827700  0.98172300  1.0
  Zr  Zr10  1  0.51827700  0.51827700  0.98172300  1.0
  Zr  Zr11  1  0.62500000  0.12500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Zr  Zr12  1  0.12500000  0.62500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Zr  Zr13  1  0.12500000  0.12500000  0.62500000  1.0
  Zr  Zr14  1  0.26827700  0.73172300  0.26827700  1.0
  Zr  Zr15  1  0.51827700  0.98172300  0.98172300  1.0
  Al  Al16  1  0.12500000  0.62500000  0.62500000  1.0
  Al  Al17  1  0.62500000  0.62500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Al  Al18  1  0.62500000  0.12500000  0.62500000  1.0
  Al  Al19  1  0.62500000  0.62500000  0.62500000  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.21688000  0.92770700  0.92770700  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.32229300  0.03312000  0.32229300  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.92770700  0.92770700  0.92770700  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.32229300  0.32229300  0.03312000  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.92770700  0.92770700  0.21688000  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.32229300  0.32229300  0.32229300  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.92770700  0.21688000  0.92770700  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.03312000  0.32229300  0.32229300  1.0
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