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MP-ID: mp-1006368 · Space group: Pnma (#62)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce2SnSe4
MP-ID
mp-1006368
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
5.8733
g/cm³
Volume
808.36
ų
Cell a
4.2998
Å
Cell b
12.2741
Å
Cell c
15.3169
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pnma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

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
9.23 9.5782 1.8 (0,1,1)
13.63 6.4974 4.9 (0,1,2)
14.43 6.1370 3.8 (0,2,0)
15.55 5.6968 6.1 (0,2,1)
18.53 4.7891 12.9 (0,2,2)
18.82 4.7141 1.1 (0,1,3)
21.47 4.1397 3.8 (1,0,1)
22.67 3.9226 1.9 (1,1,1)
23.23 3.8292 26.2 (0,0,4)
24.35 3.6555 5.2 (0,1,4)
24.67 3.6087 52.8 (0,3,2)
24.83 3.5857 27.6 (1,1,2)
25.29 3.5215 55.0 (1,2,0)
27.11 3.2889 8.2 (1,0,3)
27.45 3.2487 5.5 (0,2,4)
27.95 3.1927 16.2 (0,3,3)
28.09 3.1768 100.0 (1,1,3)
29.10 3.0685 3.4 (0,4,0)
29.69 3.0087 9.8 (0,4,1)
30.07 2.9722 17.3 (0,1,5)
30.72 2.9100 30.0 (1,3,1)
30.85 2.8988 58.9 (1,2,3)
31.41 2.8484 40.1 (0,4,2)
32.01 2.7958 5.3 (0,3,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.61715
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.88388
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0744
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.6142
eV/atom
Volume/atom
28.87
ų
c/a Ratio
3.5623

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
8
Magnetization/Volume
0.009900
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Se · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.0475
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
22.028%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6254
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.714
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.003
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1006368
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce2SnSe4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1006368, 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_Ce2SnSe4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.29976500
_cell_length_b   12.27405000
_cell_length_c   15.31692100
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce2SnSe4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce8 Sn4 Se16'
_cell_volume   808.35863291
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.25000000  0.60385800  0.09603700  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.75000000  0.89614200  0.59603700  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.25000000  0.06212600  0.89710800  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.75000000  0.43787400  0.39710800  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.25000000  0.56212600  0.60289200  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.75000000  0.93787400  0.10289200  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.75000000  0.39614200  0.90396300  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.25000000  0.10385800  0.40396300  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.75000000  0.26352600  0.66187200  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.25000000  0.23647400  0.16187200  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.75000000  0.76352600  0.83812800  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.25000000  0.73647400  0.33812800  1.0
  Se  Se12  1  0.75000000  0.94289500  0.40962300  1.0
  Se  Se13  1  0.25000000  0.55710500  0.90962300  1.0
  Se  Se14  1  0.75000000  0.44289500  0.09037700  1.0
  Se  Se15  1  0.25000000  0.05710500  0.59037700  1.0
  Se  Se16  1  0.75000000  0.48227800  0.71202100  1.0
  Se  Se17  1  0.25000000  0.01772200  0.21202100  1.0
  Se  Se18  1  0.75000000  0.98227800  0.78797900  1.0
  Se  Se19  1  0.25000000  0.51772200  0.28797900  1.0
  Se  Se20  1  0.75000000  0.65819500  0.48846000  1.0
  Se  Se21  1  0.25000000  0.84180500  0.98846000  1.0
  Se  Se22  1  0.75000000  0.15819500  0.01154000  1.0
  Se  Se23  1  0.25000000  0.34180500  0.51154000  1.0
  Se  Se24  1  0.75000000  0.73394100  0.19620800  1.0
  Se  Se25  1  0.25000000  0.76605900  0.69620800  1.0
  Se  Se26  1  0.75000000  0.23394100  0.30379200  1.0
  Se  Se27  1  0.25000000  0.26605900  0.80379200  1.0
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