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Y3Ni14

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Crystal Structure

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Overview

Magnetic flux density0.221T
Magnetization density0.019μB Å−3
Total spin moment-4.577μB cell−1
MP-reference hull distance0.068eV atom−1
Cell volume240.450Å3
Number of atoms17atoms
Chemical system Y-Ni Calculation Converged

Final Relaxed Cell

Calculated-cell formulaNi14Y3
a, b, c4.875, 4.875, 11.684 Å
α, β, γ90.000, 90.000, 120.000°
Cell volume240.450 Å3
Volume per atom14.144 Å3 atom−1
Formula units, Z1

Final Symmetry

Space groupP-6m2 (No. 187)
Crystal systemHexagonal
Point group-6m2
Hall symbolP -6 2
Pearson symbolhP17

Occupied Wyckoff Sites

SiteElementWyckoff positionMultiplicitySite symmetry
Y1Y1a1-6m2
Y2Y2g23m.
Ni1Ni3k3mm2
Ni2Ni2h23m.
Ni3Ni6n6.m.
Ni4Ni2i23m.
Ni5Ni1e1-6m2

Prototype Relationship

Cell Magnetization

Total spin moment-4.577 μB cell−1
Moment per atom-0.269 μB atom−1
Magnetization density0.019 μB Å−3
μ0M0.221 T
PAW-sphere total-4.936 μB cell−1
Interstitial remainder0.359 μB cell−1

Sublattice Magnetization

Rare-earth sublattice0.184 μB
Transition-metal sublattice-5.120 μB
RE–TM alignmentAntiparallel

Element-Resolved Moments

ElementAtomsPAW-sphere totalμBMean per atomμB atom−1RangeμB
Y30.1840.0610.060 to 0.064
Ni14-5.120-0.366-0.414 to -0.278

Site-Resolved PAW-Sphere Moments

SiteElementWyckoffsμBpμBdμBTotalμB
1Ya0.0020.0110.0510.064
2Yg0.0010.0120.0470.060
3Yg0.0010.0120.0470.060
4Nik-0.0000.006-0.420-0.414
5Nih-0.0010.006-0.283-0.278
6Nik-0.0000.006-0.420-0.414
7Nik-0.0000.006-0.420-0.414
8Nih-0.0010.006-0.283-0.278
9Nin-0.0010.003-0.385-0.383
10Nin-0.0010.003-0.385-0.383
11Nin-0.0010.003-0.385-0.383
12Nin-0.0010.003-0.385-0.383
13Nin-0.0010.003-0.385-0.383
14Nii-0.0020.008-0.369-0.363
15Nin-0.0010.003-0.385-0.383
16Nii-0.0020.008-0.369-0.363
17Nie0.0000.008-0.306-0.298

Convex Hull: Y-Ni

Energy above hull 0.068 eV/atom Reference set loading Candidates on this hull loading
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VASP Calculation

MethodCollinear spin-polarized DFT
Exchange-correlationPBE
Plane-wave cutoff520.0 eV
PrecisionNormal
Electronic convergence0.0001 eV
Ionic convergence-0.01 eV Å−1
Initial MAGMOM3*0.6 14*5.0
RelaxationIBRION 1, ISIF 3, NSW 100
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ADDGRID = True
ALGO = Normal
EDIFF = 0.0001
EDIFFG = -0.01
ENCUT = 520.0
IBRION = 1
ISIF = 3
ISMEAR = 1
ISPIN = 2
LAECHG = False
LASPH = True
LCHARG = False
LMAXMIX = 4
LORBIT = 11
LREAL = Auto
LWAVE = False
MAGMOM = 3*0.6 14*5.0
NCORE = 4
NELM = 120
NSW = 100
POTIM = 0.2
PREC = Normal
SIGMA = 0.05
SYMPREC = 0.0001

Brillouin-Zone Sampling

SchemeGamma
Mesh5 × 5 × 2
Maximum reciprocal spacing0.29767 Å−1
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pymatgen with grid density = 1165 / number of atoms
0
Gamma
5 5 2

PAW Potentials

ElementVASP TITELZVALENMAXeV
YPAW_PBE Y_sv 06Sep200011.000211.641
NiPAW_PBE Ni_pv 06Sep200016.000367.945