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MP-ID: mp-999395 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Nb3Fe
MP-ID
mp-999395
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
8.5597
g/cm³
Volume
64.90
ų
Cell a
4.5109
Å
Cell b
4.5109
Å
Cell c
4.5109
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
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 7)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
24.16 3.6831 2.8 (1,1,1)
27.97 3.1897 1.5 (1,1,0)
39.97 2.2554 100.0 (2,1,1)
47.26 1.9234 1.4 (2,2,1)
57.81 1.5948 16.3 (2,2,0)
72.60 1.3022 32.1 (3,3,2)
86.25 1.1277 10.2 (4,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03074
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-9.66275
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0848
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.6628
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.23
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.2124
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.003270
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
187.538
GPa
GVRH
75.731
GPa
Young's Modulus E
200.240
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.322
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.476
Vickers Hardness Est.
5.702
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.382
Lame λ
137.051
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Nb · 0.750
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.3820
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3220
Debye Temperature
391.7
K
Sound Velocity
3,331.8
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3220

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-999395
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Nb3Fe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-999395, 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_Nb3Fe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.51087599
_cell_length_b   4.51087599
_cell_length_c   4.51087599
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Nb3Fe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Nb3 Fe1'
_cell_volume   64.90343245
_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
  Nb  Nb0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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