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MP-ID: mp-1025560 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce2(CuGe)3
MP-ID
mp-1025560
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
7.5893
g/cm³
Volume
150.71
ų
Cell a
8.8251
Å
Cell b
8.8251
Å
Cell c
4.1594
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
152.28
°
Space Group
Amm2
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
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
10.32 8.5681 1.2 (1,-1,0)
20.73 4.2840 1.8 (2,-2,0)
23.78 3.7418 5.3 (1,-1,1)
26.22 3.3987 2.9 (2,-1,0)
29.94 2.9842 6.1 (2,-2,1)
30.60 2.9220 20.2 (1,0,1)
31.32 2.8560 3.0 (3,-3,0)
33.66 2.6626 46.7 (3,-2,0)
34.07 2.6319 100.0 (2,-1,1)
38.23 2.3544 19.7 (3,-3,1)
40.21 2.2425 10.0 (3,-2,1)
42.19 2.1420 2.6 (4,-4,0)
42.77 2.1144 30.1 (1,1,0)
43.52 2.0797 28.6 (0,0,2)
47.76 1.9043 21.5 (4,-4,1)
48.20 1.8878 3.9 (4,-3,1)
49.52 1.8408 1.5 (2,0,1)
52.72 1.7362 10.9 (5,-4,0)
53.08 1.7253 2.4 (3,-1,1)
53.96 1.6994 1.3 (4,-2,0)
54.59 1.6812 1.3 (3,-3,2)
56.12 1.6390 21.2 (3,-2,2)
57.52 1.6022 1.3 (5,-4,1)
58.69 1.5731 11.0 (4,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.43018
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.18525
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1038
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.1853
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.84
ų
c/a Ratio
0.4713

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.1636
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.007720
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.375
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.625
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0822
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.9974
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3654
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.973%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3647
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-30.301
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9851
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1025560
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce2(CuGe)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1025560, 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_Ce2(CuGe)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.82509230
_cell_length_b   8.82509230
_cell_length_c   4.15943600
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   152.27541897
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce2(CuGe)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce2 Cu3 Ge3'
_cell_volume   150.70687580
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.16452900  0.83547100  0.50000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.37673800  0.62326200  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.79830900  0.20169100  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.01559600  0.98440400  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.59306900  0.40693100  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.93431800  0.06568200  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.52265800  0.47734200  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.73278200  0.26721800  0.00000000  1.0
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