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MP-ID: mp-866685 · Space group: Cmcm (#63)

Basic Information

Formula
Er2(Ga3Co)3
MP-ID
mp-866685
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
8.9167
g/cm³
Volume
424.16
ų
Cell a
7.2444
Å
Cell b
7.2444
Å
Cell c
9.3075
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.73
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
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
14.08 6.2907 1.1 (1,0,-1,0)
14.14 6.2653 1.8 (1,-1,0,0)
17.01 5.2119 3.2 (1,0,-1,1)
19.07 4.6538 1.4 (0,0,0,2)
23.82 3.7359 1.3 (1,-1,0,2)
24.48 3.6368 1.3 (1,1,-2,0)
24.58 3.6222 2.4 (2,-1,-1,0)
26.31 3.3874 6.6 (1,1,-2,1)
26.40 3.3755 14.3 (2,-1,-1,1)
28.38 3.1453 2.6 (2,0,-2,0)
28.49 3.1327 6.2 (2,-2,0,0)
29.99 2.9798 13.1 (2,0,-2,1)
31.21 2.8656 1.7 (1,1,-2,2)
31.29 2.8584 3.3 (2,-1,-1,2)
32.17 2.7825 1.5 (1,0,-1,3)
34.41 2.6060 4.1 (2,0,-2,2)
34.51 2.5987 10.5 (2,-2,0,2)
37.79 2.3804 8.2 (2,1,-3,0)
37.97 2.3694 6.5 (3,-2,-1,0)
38.13 2.3603 49.0 (1,1,-2,3)
38.19 2.3563 100.0 (2,-1,-1,3)
38.70 2.3269 24.6 (0,0,0,4)
39.06 2.3062 4.9 (2,1,-3,1)
39.17 2.2999 19.4 (3,-1,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.47577
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.60353
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.5066
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.15
ų
c/a Ratio
1.2848

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
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
Ga · 0.643
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.357
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8921
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.4171
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
8.1470
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.115%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2075
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.571
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-0.757
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8120
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (4)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-866685
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Er2(Ga3Co)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-866685, 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_Er2(Ga3Co)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.24437046
_cell_length_b   7.24437046
_cell_length_c   9.30751811
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.73211200
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Er2(Ga3Co)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er4 Ga18 Co6'
_cell_volume   424.16208692
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Er  Er0  1  0.50287456  0.83128416  0.75000000  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.49712544  0.16871584  0.25000000  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.16871584  0.49712544  0.25000000  1.0
  Er  Er3  1  0.83128416  0.50287456  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.16375315  0.95048504  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.83624685  0.04951496  0.25000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.04951496  0.83624685  0.25000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.95048504  0.16375315  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.62225063  0.62225063  0.25000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.37774937  0.37774937  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.16565690  0.16565690  0.05863426  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.83434310  0.83434310  0.55863426  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.83434310  0.83434310  0.94136574  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.16565690  0.16565690  0.44136574  1.0
  Ga  Ga14  1  0.50087545  0.83437405  0.07152042  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.49912455  0.16562595  0.57152042  1.0
  Ga  Ga16  1  0.16562595  0.49912455  0.92847958  1.0
  Ga  Ga17  1  0.83437405  0.50087545  0.42847958  1.0
  Ga  Ga18  1  0.49912455  0.16562595  0.92847958  1.0
  Ga  Ga19  1  0.50087545  0.83437405  0.42847958  1.0
  Ga  Ga20  1  0.83437405  0.50087545  0.07152042  1.0
  Ga  Ga21  1  0.16562595  0.49912455  0.57152042  1.0
  Co  Co22  1  0.17102835  0.82897165  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co23  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co24  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co25  1  0.82897165  0.17102835  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co26  1  0.82897165  0.17102835  -0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co27  1  0.17102835  0.82897165  0.50000000  1.0
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