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MP-ID: mp-1024972 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
FeNiGe
MP-ID
mp-1024972
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
8.6612
g/cm³
Volume
71.77
ų
Cell a
4.0758
Å
Cell b
4.0758
Å
Cell c
4.9888
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
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 13)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
31.04 2.8815 3.0 (1,0,-1,1)
36.01 2.4944 8.4 (0,0,0,2)
44.46 2.0379 38.0 (1,1,-2,0)
44.46 2.0379 75.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
44.47 2.0371 100.0 (1,0,-1,2)
58.48 1.5782 11.9 (2,-1,-1,2)
64.70 1.4407 20.3 (2,0,-2,2)
64.70 1.4407 10.1 (2,-2,0,2)
76.36 1.2472 7.0 (0,0,0,4)
81.87 1.1766 11.5 (3,0,-3,0)
81.87 1.1766 5.7 (3,-3,0,0)
81.89 1.1764 20.0 (3,-1,-2,2)
81.89 1.1764 10.0 (3,-2,-1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.06453
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.35559
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1772
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.3556
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.96
ų
c/a Ratio
1.2240

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
2.9318
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.040850
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Fe · 0.333
Element Family
3d-TM
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
4.1337
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
0.653%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.0736
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
3.499
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1024972
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of FeNiGe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1024972, 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_FeNiGe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.07581360
_cell_length_b   4.07581360
_cell_length_c   4.98879100
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999346
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   FeNiGe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Fe2 Ni2 Ge2'
_cell_volume   71.77192555
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Fe  Fe0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.75000000  1.0
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