# Ni17Yb2: enthalpy of formation > Enthalpy of formation of Ni17Yb2: 9 literature value(s) with sources, pages and quotes and DFT values (Materials Project / OQMD), from ORCHID. HTML: https://data.orchid-project.org/compounds/Ni17Yb2.html · Markdown: https://data.orchid-project.org/compounds/Ni17Yb2.md 9 accepted literature formation-enthalpy value(s) (experimental 4, model 3, DFT 2); experimental median -14.8 kJ/mol-atom (n = 3); OQMD -12.478 kJ/mol-atom (oqmd-30879). Systems: [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) ## Literature values Table: Enthalpy of formation of Ni17Yb2 reported in the literature (9) | Value | Phase as printed | T (K) | Class | Method | System | Source | Location | Quote | |---:|---|---:|---|---|---|---|---|---| | -17 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.1 | Ni17Yb2 | 990 | experimental | Effusion and EMF | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [1] Kardellass 2016; _cites Di 2002_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0142785) | Table 2, p. 5, row 5; `ORC-3NOZAMJ6QA.ec7216` | | | -14.8 kJ/mol-atom | Ni17Yb2 | 298.15 | experimental | Calorimetry | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [1] Kardellass 2016; _cites Berezutskii 2014_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1134/s0036024414090064) | Table 2, p. 5, row 4; `ORC-T6WAJSN2ID.b71772` | | | -13.9 unknown ± 0.3 | Yb2Ni17 | 298.15 | experimental | XRD, KE method | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [2] Hu 2017; _cites Buschow 1972_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5088%2872%2990082-3) | Table 3, p. 26, row 9; `ORC-OT56BOWFTM` | | | -13.9 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.3 | Ni17Yb2 | 298.15 | experimental | Vapor pressure | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [1] Kardellass 2016; _cites Brutti 2002_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1361/105497102770332207) | Table 2, p. 5, row 2; `ORC-QE7M3FV2JX.2483a3` | | | -13.15 kJ/mol-atom | Ni17Yb2 | 298.15 | model | Optimization | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [1] Kardellass 2016 | Table 2, p. 5, row 3; `ORC-4KUVCAKG6H.7fd733` | | | -13.15 kJ/mol-atom | Ni17Yb2 | 298.15 | model | Optimization | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [1] Kardellass 2016 | Table 4, p. 7, row 1; `ORC-PRBMETDZP5.66c793` | | | -12.7 kJ/mol-atom | Ni17Yb2 | 298.15 | model | Prediction | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [1] Kardellass 2016; _cites De 1988_ | Table 2, p. 5, row 1; `ORC-MO2BMAX3LJ.9aa63f` | | | -12.4 kJ/mol-atom | Yb2Ni17 | 0 | DFT | FP PBE | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [2] Hu 2017 | Table 3, p. 26, row 12; `ORC-CWWQ6APNAQ.3dfbb3` | | | -12.4 unknown | Yb2Ni17 | 0 | DFT | FP PBE | [Ni–Yb](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/NI-YB.html) | [2] Hu 2017 | Table 3, p. 26, row 12; `ORC-CWWQ6APNAQ.478709` | | ### Uncertainty budget Components kept separate, in the value's unit (literature [SCHEMA.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/literature/SCHEMA.md), [UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/literature/UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md)): effective = max(sqrt(max(printed, reading, method)^2 + composition^2 + conversion^2), scatter). The method floor is the robust between-study scatter of the method class in ORCHID (calibrated) or a documented prior; printed values and printed uncertainties are unchanged. Table: Uncertainty budget of the literature values of Ni17Yb2 | Value | Unit | Printed | Reading | Method (class, basis) | Composition | Scatter | Conversion | Effective | |---:|---|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | -17 | kJ/mol-atom | 0.1 | 0.05 | 4.2 (kems_vapour, calibrated) | | | | 4.2 | | -14.8 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.05 | 3.2 (solution_reaction_calorimetry, calibrated) | | | | 3.2 | | -13.9 | unknown | 0.3 | 0.05 | unit 'unknown' not convertible to kJ/mol-atom | | | | 0.3 | | -13.9 | kJ/mol-atom | 0.3 | 0.05 | 4.2 (kems_vapour, calibrated) | | | | 4.2 | | -13.15 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.005 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) | | | | 3.9 | | -13.15 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.005 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) | | | | 3.9 | | -12.7 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.05 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) | | | | 3.9 | | -12.4 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.05 | 3.929 (dft, calibrated) | | | | 3.929 | | -12.4 | unknown | | 0.05 | unit 'unknown' not convertible to kJ/mol-atom | | | | unit 'unknown' not convertible to kJ/mol-atom | ## DFT formation energies Lowest-energy entries at this composition. Materials Project and OQMD use different energy references and are never averaged. 1 eV/atom = 96.485 kJ/mol-atom. Table: DFT formation energy of Ni17Yb2 | Source | Entry | kJ/mol-atom | eV/atom | Space group | E above hull (kJ/mol-atom) | E above hull (eV/atom) | Theoretical | |---|---|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|---| | OQMD | oqmd-30879 | -12.478 | -0.12933 | P63/mmc | 0.9359 | 0.0097 | no | DFT sources: A. Jain et al., Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002. [doi:10.1063/1.4812323](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323) (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501-1509; S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010. [doi:10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4) (CC BY 4.0); ## Sources 1. Saïd Kardellass, Colette Servant, Najim Selhaoui, Thermodynamic description of the Ni–Yb and Ni–Eu binary systems, J Therm Anal Calorim 125, 255-269 (2016). [doi:10.1007/s10973-016-5380-3](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5380-3) 2. Yong-Jie Hu, Yi Wang, Samad A. Firdosy, Kurt E. Star, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Vilupanur A. Ravi et al., First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Yb-Ni binary system, Calphad 59, 207-217 (2017). [doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.09.004](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2017.09.004) ## Please cite - R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569 - R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Parity: DFT-vs-experiment formation-enthalpy benchmark (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735943 - R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065 Also cite the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work); A. Jain et al., The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323 (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4 and S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010, https://doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2015.10 (CC BY 4.0); G. Kim, S. V. Meschel, P. Nash, W. Chen, Experimental formation enthalpies for intermetallic phases and other inorganic compounds, Scientific Data 4 (2017) 170162, https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.162; B. 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