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Gd4(GeS4)3

Alexandria ALEX

Alex-ID: agm003245366 · Space group: R3c (#161)

Basic Information

Formula
Gd4(GeS4)3
Alex-ID
agm003245366
Elements
3
Sites
38
Space group
R3c (#161)
Crystal system
trigonal
Volume
847.38
ų
Cell a
11.4681
Å
Cell b
11.4681
Å
Cell c
11.4681
Å
α angle
114.96
°
β angle
114.96
°
γ angle
114.96
°

Composition

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Formula
Gd4(GeS4)3
Gd
8.00 · 21.1%
Ge
6.00 · 15.8%
S
24.00 · 63.2%

Energy & Stability

Energy above hull
0.0219
eV/atom
Formation energy
-1.6524
eV/atom
Corrected total energy
-302.1998
eV
Raw total energy
-286.2768
eV

Electronic Structure

Indirect band gap
1.1335
eV
Direct band gap
1.1343
eV
DOS at Fermi level
-0.0204
Total magnetisation
27.9659
μB

Additional Information

Prototype ID

A3B4C12_7_spg161

Decomposition

Gd2S3 GeS2

Computed at

2022-01-01 11:22:28.845267

Citation

Alexandria website
https://alexandria.icams.rub.de/
Attribution

The crystal structure and related material properties of this entry were obtained from the Alexandria database (Alex-ID: agm003245366).

Reference

Th. Cavignac, J. Schmidt, P.-P. De Breuck, A. Loew, T. F. T. Cerqueira, H.-C. Wang, A. Bochkarev, Y. Lysogorskiy, A. H. Romero, R. Drautz, S. Botti and M. A. L. Marques. AI-Driven expansion and application of the Alexandria database. J. Phys. Mater. 9, 025014 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620

BibTeX
@article{Cavignac2026Alexandria,
  author  = {Cavignac, Th{\'e}o and Schmidt, Jonathan and De Breuck, Pierre-Paul and Loew, Antoine
             and Cerqueira, Tiago F. T. and Wang, Hai-Chen and Bochkarev, Anton
             and Lysogorskiy, Yury and Romero, Aldo H. and Drautz, Ralf and Botti, Silvana
             and Marques, Miguel A. L.},
  title   = {{AI}-Driven expansion and application of the {A}lexandria database},
  journal = {Journal of Physics: Materials},
  year    = {2026},
  volume  = {9},
  number  = {2},
  pages   = {025014},
  doi     = {10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620}
}

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# CIF generated by HEAS from Alexandria entry agm003245366
data_agm003245366
_cell_length_a     11.46810
_cell_length_b     11.46810
_cell_length_c     11.46810
_cell_angle_alpha  114.95728
_cell_angle_beta   114.95728
_cell_angle_gamma  114.95727
_cell_volume       847.38106
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
loop_
_symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  'x, y, z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_type_symbol
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
  Gd1 Gd 0.50800 0.50800 0.50800 1.00000
  Gd2 Gd 0.00800 0.00800 0.00800 1.00000
  Gd3 Gd 0.52384 0.05974 0.27896 1.00000
  Gd4 Gd 0.05974 0.27896 0.52384 1.00000
  Gd5 Gd 0.27896 0.52384 0.05974 1.00000
  Gd6 Gd 0.77896 0.55974 0.02384 1.00000
  Gd7 Gd 0.55974 0.02384 0.77896 1.00000
  Gd8 Gd 0.02384 0.77896 0.55974 1.00000
  Ge1 Ge 0.52741 0.35284 0.14268 1.00000
  Ge2 Ge 0.35284 0.14268 0.52741 1.00000
  Ge3 Ge 0.14268 0.52741 0.35284 1.00000
  Ge4 Ge 0.64268 0.85284 0.02741 1.00000
  Ge5 Ge 0.85284 0.02741 0.64268 1.00000
  Ge6 Ge 0.02741 0.64268 0.85284 1.00000
  S1 S 0.72513 0.11739 0.19595 1.00000
  S2 S 0.11739 0.19595 0.72513 1.00000
  S3 S 0.19595 0.72513 0.11739 1.00000
  S4 S 0.69595 0.61739 0.22513 1.00000
  S5 S 0.61739 0.22513 0.69595 1.00000
  S6 S 0.22513 0.69595 0.61739 1.00000
  S7 S 0.31536 0.32369 0.13624 1.00000
  S8 S 0.32369 0.13624 0.31536 1.00000
  S9 S 0.13624 0.31536 0.32369 1.00000
  S10 S 0.63624 0.82369 0.81536 1.00000
  S11 S 0.82369 0.81536 0.63624 1.00000
  S12 S 0.81536 0.63624 0.82369 1.00000
  S13 S 0.70474 0.41072 0.38739 1.00000
  S14 S 0.41072 0.38739 0.70474 1.00000
  S15 S 0.38739 0.70474 0.41072 1.00000
  S16 S 0.88739 0.91072 0.20474 1.00000
  S17 S 0.91072 0.20474 0.88739 1.00000
  S18 S 0.20474 0.88739 0.91072 1.00000
  S19 S 0.36077 0.64044 0.90570 1.00000
  S20 S 0.64044 0.90570 0.36077 1.00000
  S21 S 0.90570 0.36077 0.64044 1.00000
  S22 S 0.40570 0.14044 0.86077 1.00000
  S23 S 0.14044 0.86077 0.40570 1.00000
  S24 S 0.86077 0.40570 0.14044 1.00000
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