Crystal system |
hexagonal |
Space group number |
187 |
Hermann-Mauguin |
P-6m2 |
Hall |
P -6 2 |
Point group |
-6m2 |
Normalized formula |
Co3Ni |
The number of formula units per unit cell |
1 |
The total number of atoms per unit cell |
4 |
The number of inequivalent sites per unit cell |
3 |
Structure search |
MP |
a (Å) |
2.5044 |
b (Å) |
2.5044 |
c (Å) |
8.1192 |
α (deg.) |
90.000 |
β (deg.) |
90.000 |
γ (deg.) |
120.000 |
Volume (Å3) |
44.100 |
Density (g/cm3) |
8.867 |
DFT calculations (details) | |
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Formation energy (vs. elemental phases) |
-2.8 meV/atom |
Formation energy above hull |
22.1 meV/atom |
DFT calculations (details) | |
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Magnetic ordering |
Ferromagnetic |
Total magnetic moment |
5.65 μB/cell |
Averaged magnetic moment |
1.41 μB/atom |
Magnetic polarization, Js = μ0Ms |
1.49 T (= 1185.7 emu/cm3) |
LMTO-GF calculations (details) | |
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Curie temperature, TC |
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DFT calculations (details) | |
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Magnetic anisotropy constant, Ka-c |
0.24 MJ/m3 (= 0.07 meV/cell) |
Magnetic easy axis |
c |
Magnetic hardness parameter, κ |
0.37 |
index | species | w | x | y | z | m (μB) | Esoc100 (meV) | Esoc001 (meV) |
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1 | Co | 1b | 0.333333 | 0.666667 | 0.500000 | 1.69 | . | . |
2 | Co | 2i | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.253065 | 1.74 | . | . |
3 | Co | 2i | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.746935 | 1.74 | . | . |
4 | Ni | 1a | 0.333333 | 0.666667 | 0.000000 | 0.75 | . | . |
site i | site j | distance (Å) | Jij (meV) | ||||
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1 | Co | 1b | 2 | Co | 2i | 2.47 | . |
1 | Co | 1b | 3 | Co | 2i | 2.47 | . |
1 | Co | 1b | 4 | Ni | 1a | 4.06 | . |
2 | Co | 2i | 3 | Co | 2i | 4.01 | . |
2 | Co | 2i | 4 | Ni | 1a | 2.51 | . |
3 | Co | 2i | 4 | Ni | 1a | 2.51 | . |
DFT calculations |
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LMTO-GF calculations |
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References |
Materials Project: mp-1226559 |