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MP-ID: mp-9421 · Space group: I4_1/a (#88)

Basic Information

Formula
Ho(CuO2)2
MP-ID
mp-9421
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
7.8898
g/cm³
Volume
149.86
ų
Cell a
6.1998
Å
Cell b
6.1999
Å
Cell c
6.1995
Å
α Angle
126.22
°
β Angle
126.23
°
γ Angle
79.52
°
Space Group
I4_1/a
Point Group
4/m
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
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
18.36 4.8335 22.3 (0,1,0)
18.36 4.8334 22.3 (1,0,-1)
18.36 4.8330 22.2 (0,1,-1)
18.36 4.8329 22.2 (1,0,0)
29.30 3.0483 88.3 (0,2,-1)
29.30 3.0482 88.3 (2,0,-1)
29.30 3.0480 88.3 (1,1,-2)
29.30 3.0480 88.3 (1,1,0)
31.92 2.8040 46.1 (1,-1,-1)
31.92 2.8036 46.1 (1,-1,1)
32.39 2.7644 76.2 (1,2,-1)
32.39 2.7644 76.2 (2,1,-2)
32.39 2.7643 76.2 (1,2,-2)
32.39 2.7643 76.2 (2,1,-1)
37.07 2.4255 100.0 (1,-2,0)
37.07 2.4255 100.0 (2,-1,-1)
37.07 2.4253 49.2 (1,-2,1)
37.07 2.4253 49.2 (2,-1,0)
37.07 2.4252 49.2 (1,0,-2)
37.07 2.4252 49.2 (0,1,1)
37.07 2.4250 99.9 (0,1,-2)
37.07 2.4250 100.0 (1,0,1)
37.20 2.4167 32.0 (0,2,0)
37.20 2.4167 32.0 (2,0,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-2.08545
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.74087
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-13.1573
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.70
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
1.9989
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.013340
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
45.767%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.8968
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9421
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ho(CuO2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9421, 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_Ho(CuO2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.19977615
_cell_length_b   6.19986099
_cell_length_c   6.19951514
_cell_angle_alpha   126.22032847
_cell_angle_beta   126.22796749
_cell_angle_gamma   79.52383880
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ho(CuO2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ho2 Cu4 O8'
_cell_volume   149.86094555
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.00000496  0.00000341  0.00000409  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.74999504  0.24999659  0.49999591  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.37500000  0.62500000  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.37500000  0.12500000  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.37500000  0.62500000  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.87500000  0.62500000  0.25000000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.74052856  0.30157044  0.14645211  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.15512890  0.59407968  0.85357422  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.00947144  0.94842956  0.35354789  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.59487110  0.65592032  0.64642578  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.05165383  0.40513672  0.06109205  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.34403768  0.99056930  0.93891147  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.40596232  0.25943070  0.56108853  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.69834617  0.84486328  0.43890795  1.0
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