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MP-ID: mp-935922 · Space group: P-1 (#2)

Basic Information

Formula
Ni5(PO4)4
MP-ID
mp-935922
Elements
3
Sites
25
Density
3.8468
g/cm³
Volume
290.67
ų
Cell a
7.9187
Å
Cell b
8.0616
Å
Cell c
4.9839
Å
α Angle
91.72
°
β Angle
100.19
°
γ Angle
111.08
°
Space Group
P-1
Point Group
-1
Crystal System
Triclinic
Bravais Lattice
aP
Stability
No
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
11.83 7.4832 55.3 (0,1,0)
12.23 7.2378 7.8 (1,0,0)
13.50 6.5582 5.2 (1,-1,0)
18.18 4.8797 4.0 (0,0,1)
19.79 4.4861 17.6 (1,0,-1)
19.98 4.4436 4.9 (1,1,0)
20.69 4.2924 100.0 (0,1,-1)
22.34 3.9801 4.5 (1,-2,0)
22.75 3.9093 40.5 (0,1,1)
22.99 3.8685 77.8 (2,-1,0)
23.72 3.7512 6.5 (1,-1,1)
23.78 3.7416 5.2 (0,2,0)
23.96 3.7144 76.5 (1,0,1)
27.20 3.2791 2.0 (2,-2,0)
27.57 3.2349 17.0 (2,0,-1)
28.55 3.1270 100.0 (0,2,-1)
28.92 3.0877 4.0 (1,-2,-1)
28.98 3.0808 26.4 (1,-2,1)
29.58 3.0204 59.5 (1,1,1)
30.70 2.9122 14.4 (1,2,0)
31.19 2.8676 20.2 (2,1,0)
31.58 2.8331 4.6 (0,2,1)
31.77 2.8168 8.9 (2,-1,1)
32.94 2.7193 23.5 (2,1,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.41514
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.77406
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
2.4936
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.8262
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.63
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6294

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.8191
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
11
Magnetization/Volume
0.030340
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.640
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.360
Interstitial Fraction
0.160
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9007
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.4886
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.8414
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
34.710%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6798
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.360
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.840
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8199
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-935922
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ni5(PO4)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-935922, 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_Ni5(PO4)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.91866700
_cell_length_b   8.06154949
_cell_length_c   4.98387841
_cell_angle_alpha   91.71500819
_cell_angle_beta   100.19180233
_cell_angle_gamma   111.07525037
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ni5(PO4)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ni5 P4 O16'
_cell_volume   290.66836957
_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
  Ni  Ni0  1  0.23822000  0.90144400  0.76219700  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.31799300  0.35195400  0.58772600  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.68200700  0.64804600  0.41227400  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.76178000  0.09855600  0.23780300  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.43035000  0.14886900  0.21191900  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.02664200  0.61847800  0.29469900  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.97335800  0.38152200  0.70530100  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.56965000  0.85113100  0.78808100  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.38121500  0.25705000  0.37501400  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.12949500  0.22264500  0.67447900  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.42525600  0.64789000  0.81273600  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.44584400  0.09301600  0.75587100  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.03905200  0.69585400  0.78358400  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.96094800  0.30414600  0.21641600  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.26641200  0.08414200  0.03042600  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.87050500  0.77735500  0.32552100  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.57474400  0.35211000  0.18726400  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.90639700  0.25598400  0.83232400  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.09360300  0.74401600  0.16767600  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.82415400  0.35343300  0.50949100  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.55415600  0.90698400  0.24412900  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.61878500  0.74295000  0.62498600  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.17584600  0.64656700  0.49050900  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.73358800  0.91585800  0.96957400  1.0
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