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MP-ID: mp-981215 · Space group: Pm-3m (#221)

Basic Information

Formula
Zn3Co
MP-ID
mp-981215
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
8.4615
g/cm³
Volume
50.07
ų
Cell a
3.6859
Å
Cell b
3.6859
Å
Cell c
3.6859
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.5236

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 7)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
42.48 2.1280 100.0 (1,1,1)
49.46 1.8429 31.4 (2,0,0)
49.46 1.8429 15.7 (0,0,2)
72.54 1.3032 9.2 (2,2,0)
72.54 1.3032 18.4 (2,0,2)
87.85 1.1113 21.9 (3,1,1)
87.85 1.1113 10.9 (1,1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.00577
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-9.98574
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0556
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.9857
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.52
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
0.8986
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.017950
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
118.899
GPa
GVRH
45.999
GPa
Young's Modulus E
122.234
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.329
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.585
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.617
Lame λ
88.233
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zn · 0.750
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.849
Family
Zn-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Zn · 0.750

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-981215
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Zn3Co were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-981215, 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_Zn3Co
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.68585535
_cell_length_b   3.68585535
_cell_length_c   3.68584621
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Zn3Co
_chemical_formula_sum   'Zn3 Co1'
_cell_volume   50.07417301
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  -0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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