Crystal system | 
                        
                          hexagonal | 
                     
                          Space group number | 
                        
                          194 | 
                     
                          Hermann-Mauguin | 
                        
                          P6_3/mmc | 
                     
                          Hall | 
                        
                          -P 6c 2c | 
                     
                          Point group | 
                        
                          6/mmm | 
                     
                          Normalized formula | 
                        
                          NbCo3 | 
                     
                          The number of formula units per unit cell | 
                        
                          2 | 
                     
                          The total number of atoms per unit cell | 
                        
                          8 | 
                     
                          The number of inequivalent sites per unit cell | 
                        
                          2 | 
                     
                          Structure search | 
                        
			  
                          MP | 
                     
                          a (Å) | 
                        
                          5.2014 | 
                     
                          b (Å) | 
                        
                          5.2014 | 
                     
                          c (Å) | 
                        
                          4.1608 | 
                     
                          α (deg.) | 
                        
                          90.000 | 
                     
                          β (deg.) | 
                        
                          90.000 | 
                     
                          γ (deg.) | 
                        
                          120.000 | 
                     
                          Volume (Å3) | 
                        
                          97.487 | 
                     
                          Density (g/cm3) | 
                        
                          9.188 | 
                     
| DFT calculations (details) | |
|---|---|
                          Formation energy (vs. elemental phases) | 
                        
                          -178.3 meV/atom | 
                     
                          Formation energy above hull | 
                        
                          0 meV, (stable) | 
                     
	   
	   
         | DFT calculations (details) | |
|---|---|
                          Magnetic ordering | 
                        
                          Ferromagnetic | 
                     
                          Total magnetic moment | 
                        
                          0.02 μB/cell | 
                     
                          Averaged magnetic moment | 
                        
                          0.00 μB/atom | 
                     
                          Magnetic polarization, Js = μ0Ms | 
                        
                          0.00 T (= 0.0 emu/cm3) | 
                     
| LMTO-GF calculations (details) | |
|---|---|
                          Curie temperature, TC | 
                        
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| DFT calculations (details) | |
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                       Magnetic easy axis | 
                     
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                       Magnetic hardness parameter, κ | 
                     
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| index | species | w | x | y | z | m (μB) | Esoc100 (meV) | Esoc001 (meV) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 0.666667 | 0.333333 | 0.250000 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 0.333333 | 0.666667 | 0.750000 | 0.00 | . | . | 
| 3 | Co | 6h | 0.314910 | 0.157455 | 0.750000 | -0.00 | . | . | 
| 4 | Co | 6h | 0.842545 | 0.685090 | 0.750000 | -0.00 | . | . | 
| 5 | Co | 6h | 0.157455 | 0.842545 | 0.250000 | -0.00 | . | . | 
| 6 | Co | 6h | 0.685090 | 0.842545 | 0.250000 | -0.00 | . | . | 
| 7 | Co | 6h | 0.157455 | 0.314910 | 0.250000 | -0.00 | . | . | 
| 8 | Co | 6h | 0.842545 | 0.157455 | 0.750000 | -0.00 | . | . | 
         | site i | site j | distance (Å) | Jij (meV) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 2 | Nb | 2d | 3.65 | . | 
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 3 | Co | 6h | 2.62 | . | 
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 4 | Co | 6h | 2.62 | . | 
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 5 | Co | 6h | 2.60 | . | 
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 6 | Co | 6h | 2.60 | . | 
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 7 | Co | 6h | 2.60 | . | 
| 1 | Nb | 2d | 8 | Co | 6h | 2.62 | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 3 | Co | 6h | 2.60 | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 4 | Co | 6h | 2.60 | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 5 | Co | 6h | 2.62 | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 6 | Co | 6h | 2.62 | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 7 | Co | 6h | 2.62 | . | 
| 2 | Nb | 2d | 8 | Co | 6h | 2.60 | . | 
| 3 | Co | 6h | 4 | Co | 6h | 2.46 | . | 
| 3 | Co | 6h | 5 | Co | 6h | 2.52 | . | 
| 3 | Co | 6h | 6 | Co | 6h | 3.52 | . | 
| 3 | Co | 6h | 7 | Co | 6h | 2.52 | . | 
| 3 | Co | 6h | 8 | Co | 6h | 2.46 | . | 
| 4 | Co | 6h | 5 | Co | 6h | 2.52 | . | 
| 4 | Co | 6h | 6 | Co | 6h | 2.52 | . | 
| 4 | Co | 6h | 7 | Co | 6h | 3.52 | . | 
| 4 | Co | 6h | 8 | Co | 6h | 2.46 | . | 
| 5 | Co | 6h | 6 | Co | 6h | 2.46 | . | 
| 5 | Co | 6h | 7 | Co | 6h | 2.46 | . | 
| 5 | Co | 6h | 8 | Co | 6h | 3.52 | . | 
| 6 | Co | 6h | 7 | Co | 6h | 2.46 | . | 
| 6 | Co | 6h | 8 | Co | 6h | 2.52 | . | 
| 7 | Co | 6h | 8 | Co | 6h | 2.52 | . | 
                          DFT calculations | 
                        
			   
 
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                          References | 
                        
                           Materials Project: mp-977426  |