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Sc2CoIr

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MP-ID: mp-862712 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc2CoIr
MP-ID
mp-862712
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.7130
g/cm³
Volume
65.00
ų
Cell a
4.5132
Å
Cell b
4.5131
Å
Cell c
4.5108
Å
α Angle
60.02
°
β Angle
60.01
°
γ Angle
60.04
°
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
24.14 3.6863 50.2 (0,1,0)
24.14 3.6862 50.2 (1,0,0)
24.16 3.6837 50.1 (1,1,1)
24.16 3.6836 50.1 (0,0,1)
27.96 3.1915 57.3 (1,0,1)
27.96 3.1912 57.3 (0,1,1)
27.96 3.1911 57.3 (1,1,0)
39.93 2.2578 100.0 (1,-1,0)
39.95 2.2566 99.8 (2,1,1)
39.95 2.2566 99.8 (0,1,-1)
39.95 2.2565 99.8 (1,2,1)
39.96 2.2564 99.8 (1,0,-1)
39.97 2.2554 99.7 (1,1,2)
47.21 1.9251 9.0 (1,-1,1)
47.22 1.9250 9.0 (2,0,1)
47.22 1.9249 9.0 (0,2,1)
47.22 1.9249 9.0 (1,-1,-1)
47.23 1.9246 9.0 (1,2,0)
47.23 1.9245 9.0 (2,1,0)
47.24 1.9242 9.0 (2,2,1)
47.24 1.9241 9.0 (1,1,-1)
47.24 1.9239 9.0 (2,1,2)
47.24 1.9239 9.0 (1,0,2)
47.25 1.9238 9.0 (1,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.71956
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.87876
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.8655
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.25
ų
c/a Ratio
0.9995

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.3764
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.005790
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
137.361
GPa
GVRH
60.261
GPa
Young's Modulus E
157.719
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.309
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.279
Vickers Hardness Est.
5.389
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.064
Lame λ
97.187
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Sc · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3398
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.093%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3583
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-51.730
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
B
Score
0.509
Family
Sc-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Sc · 0.500

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.0640
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3090
Debye Temperature
345.6
K
Sound Velocity
2,940.7
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3090

Related Tasks

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-862712
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc2CoIr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-862712, 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_Sc2CoIr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.51318974
_cell_length_b   4.51307278
_cell_length_c   4.51078958
_cell_angle_alpha   60.01784947
_cell_angle_beta   60.01286508
_cell_angle_gamma   60.03629014
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc2CoIr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc2 Co1 Ir1'
_cell_volume   64.99999076
_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  0.00003094  0.00002368  0.99996263  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.49997430  0.49997107  0.50003356  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.24999982  0.25000192  0.25000281  1.0
  Ir  Ir3  1  0.74999594  0.75000334  0.75000200  1.0
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