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Ho3In

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MP-ID: mp-973465 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Ho3In
MP-ID
mp-973465
Elements
2
Sites
8
Density
9.0602
g/cm³
Volume
223.46
ų
Cell a
6.7911
Å
Cell b
6.7910
Å
Cell c
5.5947
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
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
21.93 4.0536 2.7 (1,0,-1,1)
21.93 4.0536 2.7 (0,1,-1,1)
21.93 4.0536 2.7 (1,-1,0,1)
30.40 2.9407 23.2 (2,0,-2,0)
30.40 2.9406 23.2 (0,2,-2,0)
30.40 2.9406 23.2 (2,-2,0,0)
31.99 2.7974 81.6 (0,0,0,2)
34.45 2.6030 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
34.46 2.6030 100.0 (0,2,-2,1)
34.46 2.6030 100.0 (2,-2,0,1)
44.71 2.0268 16.1 (2,0,-2,2)
44.71 2.0268 16.1 (0,2,-2,2)
44.71 2.0268 16.1 (2,-2,0,2)
54.01 1.6978 18.3 (2,2,-4,0)
54.01 1.6978 18.3 (4,-2,-2,0)
54.01 1.6978 18.3 (2,-4,2,0)
58.62 1.5749 21.6 (2,0,-2,3)
58.62 1.5749 21.6 (0,2,-2,3)
58.62 1.5749 21.6 (2,-2,0,3)
63.24 1.4703 2.8 (4,0,-4,0)
63.25 1.4703 2.8 (0,4,-4,0)
63.25 1.4703 2.8 (4,-4,0,0)
64.17 1.4514 21.7 (2,2,-4,2)
64.17 1.4514 21.7 (4,-2,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.23397
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.37202
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0157
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-30.6511
eV/atom
Volume/atom
27.93
ų
c/a Ratio
0.8238

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
2.5872
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.011580
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
49.414
GPa
GVRH
27.113
GPa
Young's Modulus E
68.763
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.268
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.823
Vickers Hardness Est.
3.830
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.174
Lame λ
31.339
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ho · 0.750
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.711
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Ho · 0.750

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.1740
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2680
Debye Temperature
329.4
K
Sound Velocity
1,924.6
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2680

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-973465
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ho3In were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-973465, 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_Ho3In
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.79114003
_cell_length_b   6.79101655
_cell_length_c   5.59471631
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99867602
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ho3In
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ho6 In2'
_cell_volume   223.45597403
_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  0.82889620  0.17112397  0.75000000  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.34229084  0.17114422  0.75000000  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.82886942  0.65773568  0.75000000  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.17110380  0.82887603  0.25000100  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.65770916  0.82885478  0.25000100  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.17113058  0.34226432  0.25000100  1.0
  In  In6  1  0.66667412  0.33332765  0.25000100  1.0
  In  In7  1  0.33332588  0.66667235  0.75000000  1.0
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