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MP-ID: mp-647205 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc2(Ni7B2)3
MP-ID
mp-647205
Elements
3
Sites
29
Density
8.0362
g/cm³
Volume
286.67
ų
Cell a
7.4009
Å
Cell b
7.4009
Å
Cell c
7.4009
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
Stability
Yes
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
16.94 5.2334 2.6 (1,1,0)
16.94 5.2334 2.6 (1,0,1)
16.94 5.2334 2.6 (0,1,1)
24.05 3.7007 1.4 (0,1,-1)
24.05 3.7007 1.4 (1,0,-1)
24.05 3.7007 1.4 (1,-1,0)
24.05 3.7005 1.4 (1,2,1)
24.05 3.7005 1.4 (2,1,1)
24.05 3.7004 1.4 (1,1,2)
29.56 3.0216 5.7 (0,2,0)
29.56 3.0216 5.7 (2,0,0)
29.56 3.0216 5.7 (0,0,2)
29.57 3.0213 5.7 (2,2,2)
34.27 2.6167 14.2 (2,2,0)
34.27 2.6167 14.2 (2,0,2)
34.27 2.6167 14.2 (0,2,2)
38.46 2.3405 9.7 (1,2,-1)
38.46 2.3405 9.7 (2,1,-1)
38.46 2.3405 9.7 (1,-1,2)
38.46 2.3405 9.7 (2,-1,1)
38.46 2.3405 19.4 (1,-1,-2)
38.46 2.3404 9.7 (2,3,1)
38.46 2.3404 9.7 (3,2,1)
38.46 2.3404 9.7 (3,1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.38051
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.38479
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.3418
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.89
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
1.1236
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
13
Magnetization/Volume
0.003920
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ni · 0.724
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.276
Interstitial Fraction
0.207
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7441
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1867
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2819
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
14.942%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1557
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.069
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-40.877
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6773
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-647205
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc2(Ni7B2)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-647205, 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_Sc2(Ni7B2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.40091747
_cell_length_b   7.40091815
_cell_length_c   7.40086592
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00459286
_cell_angle_beta   60.00435797
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00395994
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc2(Ni7B2)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc2 Ni21 B6'
_cell_volume   286.66922536
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.74999998  0.75001152  0.74999695  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.25000059  0.24998765  0.25000395  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.99999895  0.00000174  0.99999832  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.61457086  0.61457466  0.15629894  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.61455152  0.15630840  0.61457029  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.15630795  0.61455622  0.61457165  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.61456469  0.61457385  0.61455604  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.38543106  0.38542510  0.84369802  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.38544960  0.84368982  0.38543102  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.84368970  0.38544376  0.38543066  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.38543668  0.38542516  0.38544612  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.99999693  -0.00000116  0.33811264  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.66188623  0.00000211  0.33810887  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.99999628  0.66190019  0.33810459  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.66189580  0.33809738  0.00000356  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  -0.00000019  0.33809837  -0.00000157  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.00000315  0.33809659  0.66189862  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.33810717  0.66190149  0.99999455  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.33811023  1.00000070  0.66189039  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.33810981  -0.00000190  0.99999459  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.00000319  0.00000335  0.66188836  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.99999888  0.66190145  0.99999918  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.66189081  0.00000344  0.00000435  1.0
  B  B23  1  0.72935540  0.72935788  0.27064489  1.0
  B  B24  1  0.27063906  0.72936056  0.27064048  1.0
  B  B25  1  0.72935973  0.27063728  0.27064124  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.27064528  0.27064214  0.72935477  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.72936047  0.27063970  0.72935932  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.27064020  0.72936256  0.72935921  1.0
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