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MP-ID: mp-866096 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
HfZnCo2
MP-ID
mp-866096
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
11.4853
g/cm³
Volume
52.30
ų
Cell a
4.1978
Å
Cell b
4.1978
Å
Cell c
4.1978
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
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
26.00 3.4275 15.0 (1,1,1)
26.00 3.4275 29.9 (0,1,0)
26.00 3.4275 15.0 (1,0,0)
30.11 2.9683 14.3 (1,0,1)
30.11 2.9683 14.3 (0,1,1)
30.11 2.9683 14.3 (1,1,0)
43.10 2.0989 50.0 (1,1,2)
43.10 2.0989 100.0 (2,1,1)
43.10 2.0989 100.0 (1,-1,0)
43.10 2.0989 50.0 (1,0,-1)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (2,1,2)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (1,2,2)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (2,2,1)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (1,0,2)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (2,0,1)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (0,2,1)
51.02 1.7899 5.0 (1,2,0)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (2,1,0)
51.02 1.7899 2.5 (1,-1,1)
51.02 1.7899 5.0 (1,1,-1)
53.47 1.7137 3.1 (2,2,2)
53.47 1.7137 3.1 (0,2,0)
53.47 1.7137 3.1 (0,0,2)
53.47 1.7137 3.1 (2,0,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.24672
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-20.37934
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0054
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-20.3793
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.08
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
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
0.6236
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.252%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2373
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-23.337
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-866096
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfZnCo2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-866096, 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_HfZnCo2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.19775801
_cell_length_b   4.19775801
_cell_length_c   4.19775872
_cell_angle_alpha   59.99985863
_cell_angle_beta   59.99982475
_cell_angle_gamma   59.99986437
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfZnCo2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf1 Zn1 Co2'
_cell_volume   52.30410666
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.24999900  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.74999900  0.74999900  0.74999900  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.49999900  0.49999900  0.49999900  1.0
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