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CaGe2

传统材料 TRA

MP-ID: mp-1024 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
CaGe2
MP-ID
mp-1024
Elements
2
Sites
6
Density
4.2692
g/cm³
Volume
144.19
ų
Cell a
4.0493
Å
Cell b
4.0493
Å
Cell c
10.4201
Å
α Angle
78.80
°
β Angle
78.80
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
17.47 5.0772 56.6 (0,0,2)
25.57 3.4838 4.5 (1,0,0)
25.57 3.4838 2.2 (1,1,1)
26.08 3.4174 31.7 (1,1,0)
28.01 3.1853 47.5 (1,0,-1)
28.01 3.1853 23.8 (1,1,2)
29.39 3.0393 6.4 (1,0,2)
29.39 3.0393 3.2 (1,1,-1)
32.80 2.7306 76.5 (1,0,-2)
32.80 2.7306 38.3 (1,1,3)
34.78 2.5796 31.6 (1,0,3)
35.36 2.5386 10.0 (0,0,4)
41.55 2.1734 77.4 (1,1,-3)
44.76 2.0246 100.0 (1,-1,0)
46.62 1.9484 21.7 (1,0,-4)
48.40 1.8806 25.9 (2,1,-1)
49.28 1.8489 1.5 (1,1,-4)
52.54 1.7419 3.2 (2,0,0)
52.54 1.7419 1.6 (2,2,2)
53.64 1.7087 11.0 (2,2,0)
54.20 1.6924 5.4 (0,0,6)
54.45 1.6850 1.3 (2,0,-1)
56.59 1.6264 22.7 (2,0,3)
57.78 1.5957 3.4 (1,1,-5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.55362
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.14770
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0018
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-4.2310
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.03
ų
c/a Ratio
2.5733

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
7.822
GPa
GVRH
9.098
GPa
Young's Modulus E
19.668
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.081
Pugh Ratio K/G
0.860
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
-318.554
Lame λ
1.757
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ge · 0.667
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.701
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Ge · 0.667

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1024
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CaGe2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1024, 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_CaGe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.04927551
_cell_length_b   4.04927551
_cell_length_c   10.42011554
_cell_angle_alpha   78.79611779
_cell_angle_beta   78.79611779
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000804
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CaGe2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca2 Ge4'
_cell_volume   144.19247451
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.91923800  0.91923800  0.24228600  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.08076200  0.08076200  0.75771400  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.81482700  0.81482700  0.55551900  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.18517300  0.18517300  0.44448100  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.64950100  0.64950100  0.05149700  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.35049900  0.35049900  0.94850300  1.0
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