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Basic Information

Formula
ZrCoP
MP-ID
mp-8418
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
7.2751
g/cm³
Volume
165.37
ų
Cell a
3.6828
Å
Cell b
6.3183
Å
Cell c
7.1071
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pnma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
Stability
Yes
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
25.06 3.5535 1.2 (0,0,2)
27.27 3.2699 21.1 (1,0,1)
28.25 3.1591 14.7 (0,2,0)
30.79 2.9040 4.7 (1,1,1)
37.51 2.3978 26.4 (1,2,0)
37.96 2.3704 100.0 (1,1,2)
38.12 2.3610 26.1 (0,2,2)
39.67 2.2720 95.6 (1,2,1)
40.67 2.2182 41.8 (0,1,3)
44.89 2.0193 27.1 (0,3,1)
45.53 1.9924 36.4 (1,0,3)
45.64 1.9876 4.7 (1,2,2)
47.87 1.9002 9.5 (1,1,3)
48.00 1.8953 7.1 (0,2,3)
49.50 1.8414 38.1 (2,0,0)
50.36 1.8118 10.5 (0,3,2)
51.43 1.7768 1.1 (0,0,4)
51.62 1.7706 5.7 (1,3,1)
53.58 1.7104 1.2 (0,1,4)
57.97 1.5909 4.0 (2,2,0)
58.43 1.5796 1.7 (0,4,0)
58.65 1.5740 6.3 (0,3,3)
59.60 1.5513 6.7 (1,1,4)
60.00 1.5420 1.2 (0,4,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.14184
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.17404
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.1404
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.78
ų
c/a Ratio
1.9298

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

KVRH
199.308
GPa
GVRH
115.332
GPa
Young's Modulus E
290.049
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.257
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.728
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.125
Lame λ
122.420
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zr · 0.333
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3020
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.911%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3556
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-42.470
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8418
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ZrCoP were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8418, 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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Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_ZrCoP
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.68277707
_cell_length_b   6.31827727
_cell_length_c   7.10707519
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ZrCoP
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zr4 Co4 P4'
_cell_volume   165.37315846
_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  0.25000000  0.51750724  0.31574419  1.0
  Zr  Zr1  1  0.25000000  0.01750724  0.18425581  1.0
  Zr  Zr2  1  0.75000000  0.98249276  0.81574419  1.0
  Zr  Zr3  1  0.75000000  0.48249276  0.68425581  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.75000000  0.36294220  0.06056608  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.25000000  0.13705780  0.56056608  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.75000000  0.86294220  0.43943392  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.25000000  0.63705780  0.93943392  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.25000000  0.77604043  0.61126356  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.25000000  0.27604043  0.88873644  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.75000000  0.22395957  0.38873644  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.75000000  0.72395957  0.11126356  1.0
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