LaNiSb
High-Entropy Materials HEA Traditional Materials TRAMP-ID: mp-961707 · Space group: F-43m (#216)
Basic Information
Formula
LaNiSb
MP-ID
mp-961707
Elements
3
Sites
3
Density
6.4919
g/cm³
Volume
81.69
ų
Cell a
4.8703
Å
Cell b
4.8703
Å
Cell c
4.8703
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
F-43m
Point Group
-43m
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 13)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.36 | 3.9766 | 46.0 | (1,1,1) |
| 25.87 | 3.4438 | 8.1 | (1,1,0) |
| 36.91 | 2.4352 | 100.0 | (2,1,1) |
| 43.58 | 2.0767 | 23.7 | (2,2,1) |
| 45.63 | 1.9883 | 2.3 | (2,2,2) |
| 53.19 | 1.7219 | 17.1 | (2,2,0) |
| 58.40 | 1.5801 | 10.0 | (3,2,2) |
| 60.07 | 1.5401 | 2.9 | (3,2,1) |
| 66.51 | 1.4059 | 34.3 | (3,3,2) |
| 71.13 | 1.3255 | 7.4 | (3,3,3) |
| 78.57 | 1.2176 | 10.6 | (4,2,2) |
| 82.93 | 1.1642 | 7.5 | (4,3,2) |
| 84.38 | 1.1479 | 1.3 | (4,3,3) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
-0.33136
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.27974
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.6149
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.2157
eV/atom
Volume/atom
27.23
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000
Electronic Properties
Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0016
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
Elastic data not available
Feature Analysis
Composition Overview
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
La · 0.333
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
High-Entropy Alloy Features
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2915
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
19.255%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4188
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-39.948
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM
Traditional Material Features
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.230
Family
La-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
La · 0.333
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-961707
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of LaNiSb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-961707, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
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_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 4.87031534
_cell_length_b 4.87031534
_cell_length_c 4.87031534
_cell_angle_alpha 60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural LaNiSb
_chemical_formula_sum 'La1 Ni1 Sb1'
_cell_volume 81.68762049
_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
La La0 1 0.25000000 0.25000000 0.25000000 1.0
Ni Ni1 1 0.75000000 0.75000000 0.75000000 1.0
Sb Sb2 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1.0
