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Basic Information

Formula
BaLiSi
MP-ID
mp-9950
Elements
3
Sites
3
Density
3.4194
g/cm³
Volume
83.70
ų
Cell a
3.9199
Å
Cell b
4.9654
Å
Cell c
4.9654
Å
α Angle
120.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
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
20.66 4.3002 53.7 (0,1,-1,0)
20.66 4.3002 26.9 (0,1,-1,-1)
22.68 3.9199 14.8 (1,0,-1,0)
30.87 2.8969 100.0 (1,1,-2,0)
36.18 2.4827 13.1 (0,1,-1,1)
36.18 2.4827 26.3 (0,1,-1,-2)
42.02 2.1501 8.5 (0,2,-2,0)
42.02 2.1501 4.3 (0,2,-2,-2)
43.13 2.0974 16.9 (1,1,-2,1)
46.32 1.9600 6.4 (2,0,-2,0)
48.28 1.8851 18.7 (1,2,-3,0)
48.28 1.8851 9.4 (1,2,-3,-2)
51.22 1.7835 9.6 (2,1,-3,0)
51.22 1.7835 4.8 (2,1,-3,-1)
56.63 1.6253 3.5 (0,2,-2,1)
56.63 1.6253 7.1 (0,3,-3,-1)
60.15 1.5384 17.7 (2,1,-3,1)
61.79 1.5014 9.0 (1,2,-3,1)
61.79 1.5014 17.9 (1,-1,0,3)
64.31 1.4485 4.9 (2,2,-4,0)
64.31 1.4485 2.4 (2,2,-4,-2)
65.07 1.4334 4.7 (0,0,0,3)
65.07 1.4334 2.3 (0,3,-3,-3)
69.87 1.3462 2.7 (1,0,-1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.15963
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.24404
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1416
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.2677
eV/atom
Volume/atom
27.90
ų
c/a Ratio
1.2667

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
28.242
GPa
GVRH
17.230
GPa
Young's Modulus E
42.955
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.247
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.639
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.593
Lame λ
16.755
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ba · 0.333
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
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
1.1953
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
25.134%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4564
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-8.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9950
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaLiSi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9950, 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_BaLiSi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.91992900
_cell_length_b   4.96539507
_cell_length_c   4.96539507
_cell_angle_alpha   119.99998759
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaLiSi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Li1 Si1'
_cell_volume   83.69827435
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  0.66666700  0.33333300  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Si  Si2  1  0.50000000  0.33333300  0.66666700  1.0
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