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NbCo3

传统材料 TRA

MP-ID: mp-977426 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
NbCo3
MP-ID
mp-977426
Elements
2
Sites
8
Density
9.5010
g/cm³
Volume
94.28
ų
Cell a
5.1416
Å
Cell b
5.1415
Å
Cell c
4.1179
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
Yes
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
29.55 3.0233 8.1 (1,0,-1,1)
29.55 3.0232 8.1 (1,-1,0,1)
29.55 3.0232 8.1 (0,1,-1,1)
34.90 2.5708 2.4 (2,-1,-1,0)
34.90 2.5708 2.4 (1,1,-2,0)
34.90 2.5708 2.4 (1,-2,1,0)
40.52 2.2264 25.0 (2,0,-2,0)
40.52 2.2264 25.0 (2,-2,0,0)
40.52 2.2264 25.0 (0,2,-2,0)
43.98 2.0590 79.9 (0,0,0,2)
46.36 1.9585 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
46.36 1.9585 100.0 (2,-2,0,1)
46.36 1.9585 50.0 (0,2,-2,-1)
46.36 1.9585 50.0 (0,2,-2,1)
57.33 1.6071 1.3 (1,1,-2,2)
57.33 1.6071 1.3 (1,-2,1,2)
61.33 1.5116 13.6 (2,0,-2,2)
61.33 1.5116 13.6 (2,-2,0,2)
61.33 1.5116 13.6 (0,2,-2,2)
67.02 1.3963 1.0 (3,0,-3,1)
67.02 1.3963 1.0 (3,-3,0,1)
67.02 1.3963 1.0 (0,3,-3,1)
73.70 1.2854 14.7 (4,-2,-2,0)
73.70 1.2854 14.7 (2,2,-4,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.14050
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.01589
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.0701
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.78
ų
c/a Ratio
0.8009

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0012
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.750
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.931
Family
Co-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Co · 0.750

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-977426
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of NbCo3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-977426, 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_NbCo3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.14162961
_cell_length_b   5.14153304
_cell_length_c   4.11789191
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000051
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000036
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99945781
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   NbCo3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Nb2 Co6'
_cell_volume   94.27604740
_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
  Nb  Nb0  1  0.66666507  0.33332962  0.24999960  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.33335080  0.66667763  0.74999936  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.31388958  0.15694870  0.74999949  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.84305355  0.68610605  0.74999950  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.15693319  0.84304885  0.24999952  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.68611341  0.84305470  0.24999952  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.15693802  0.31389179  0.24999951  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.84306038  0.15694665  0.74999949  1.0
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