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MP-ID: mp-1006328 · Space group: P6_3mc (#186)

Basic Information

Formula
LiCeSn
MP-ID
mp-1006328
Elements
3
Sites
24
Density
5.9330
g/cm³
Volume
595.07
ų
Cell a
9.5532
Å
Cell b
9.5532
Å
Cell c
7.5290
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3mc
Point Group
6mm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.7405

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
21.48 4.1367 19.4 (2,0,-2,0)
24.55 3.6255 50.3 (2,0,-2,1)
30.97 2.8879 4.4 (3,-1,-2,1)
32.15 2.7842 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
34.64 2.5895 2.0 (3,0,-3,1)
37.45 2.4016 1.8 (1,0,-1,3)
37.66 2.3883 56.0 (4,-2,-2,0)
42.11 2.1457 11.6 (2,0,-2,3)
43.77 2.0683 2.4 (4,0,-4,0)
45.48 1.9944 10.0 (4,0,-4,1)
48.36 1.8823 8.5 (0,0,0,4)
49.53 1.8405 1.6 (5,-2,-3,1)
50.34 1.8127 26.7 (4,0,-4,2)
52.09 1.7556 1.1 (5,-1,-4,1)
53.48 1.7132 4.0 (2,0,-2,4)
54.16 1.6935 1.2 (4,-1,-3,3)
56.98 1.6161 1.6 (5,0,-5,1)
57.76 1.5961 4.7 (4,0,-4,3)
59.09 1.5635 1.5 (6,-2,-4,0)
60.48 1.5309 8.8 (6,-2,-4,1)
61.23 1.5138 3.1 (5,-2,-3,3)
62.86 1.4783 22.2 (4,-2,-2,4)
64.54 1.4439 23.7 (6,-2,-4,2)
66.03 1.4150 2.8 (2,0,-2,5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.53015
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.48197
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.4820
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.79
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7881

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
7.0919
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
8
Magnetization/Volume
0.011920
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Li · 0.333
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.1647
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.711%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4328
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.667
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-37.476
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1006328
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LiCeSn were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1006328, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_LiCeSn
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.55322205
_cell_length_b   9.55322205
_cell_length_c   7.52898200
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000036
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LiCeSn
_chemical_formula_sum   'Li8 Ce8 Sn8'
_cell_volume   595.06805117
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.33370900  0.16685500  0.71293700  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.83314500  0.16685500  0.71293700  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.16685500  0.83314500  0.21293700  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.66629100  0.83314500  0.21293700  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.83314500  0.66629100  0.71293700  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.16685500  0.33370900  0.21293700  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.32989300  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.82989300  1.0
  Ce  Ce8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50263200  1.0
  Ce  Ce9  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00263200  1.0
  Ce  Ce10  1  0.02389400  0.51194700  0.50476400  1.0
  Ce  Ce11  1  0.48805300  0.51194700  0.50476400  1.0
  Ce  Ce12  1  0.51194700  0.48805300  0.00476400  1.0
  Ce  Ce13  1  0.97610600  0.48805300  0.00476400  1.0
  Ce  Ce14  1  0.48805300  0.97610600  0.50476400  1.0
  Ce  Ce15  1  0.51194700  0.02389400  0.00476400  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.33351600  0.16675800  0.27121600  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.83324200  0.16675800  0.27121600  1.0
  Sn  Sn18  1  0.16675800  0.83324200  0.77121600  1.0
  Sn  Sn19  1  0.66648400  0.83324200  0.77121600  1.0
  Sn  Sn20  1  0.83324200  0.66648400  0.27121600  1.0
  Sn  Sn21  1  0.16675800  0.33351600  0.77121600  1.0
  Sn  Sn22  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.72973300  1.0
  Sn  Sn23  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.22973300  1.0
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