Navigation

HEAS Data Platform · Materials Science Database

MP-ID: mp-1095470 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Eu2ZnGe3
MP-ID
mp-1095470
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
7.0049
g/cm³
Volume
278.42
ų
Cell a
4.2416
Å
Cell b
4.2416
Å
Cell c
17.8691
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
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
24.23 3.6734 12.0 (1,0,-1,0)
24.23 3.6733 6.0 (1,-1,0,0)
28.55 3.1266 2.6 (1,0,-1,3)
28.55 3.1265 1.3 (1,-1,0,3)
31.53 2.8374 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
31.53 2.8373 50.0 (1,-1,0,4)
35.03 2.5616 3.0 (1,0,-1,5)
35.03 2.5615 1.5 (1,-1,0,5)
38.93 2.3134 1.6 (1,0,-1,6)
40.38 2.2336 16.2 (0,0,0,8)
42.63 2.1209 20.6 (1,1,-2,0)
42.63 2.1208 41.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
43.15 2.0963 3.1 (1,0,-1,7)
43.16 2.0962 1.5 (1,-1,0,7)
47.65 1.9085 6.7 (1,0,-1,8)
47.65 1.9085 3.3 (1,-1,0,8)
49.63 1.8367 1.8 (2,0,-2,0)
51.12 1.7869 1.6 (0,0,0,10)
52.38 1.7467 1.9 (1,0,-1,9)
53.98 1.6987 21.6 (2,0,-2,4)
53.98 1.6987 10.8 (2,-2,0,4)
60.16 1.5380 9.9 (1,1,-2,8)
60.17 1.5380 19.7 (2,-1,-1,8)
62.27 1.4909 1.0 (2,0,-2,7)
Get direct link

Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.56523
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.51607
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-21.9125
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.20
ų
c/a Ratio
4.2128

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
27.9810
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.100500
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ge · 0.500
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0114
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4088
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.7454
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
18.709%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3625
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.239
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1095470
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Eu2ZnGe3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1095470, 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

Loading 3D structure…

Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Eu2ZnGe3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.24159271
_cell_length_b   4.24159271
_cell_length_c   17.86911257
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99697262
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Eu2ZnGe3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Eu4 Zn2 Ge6'
_cell_volume   278.42279722
_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
  Eu  Eu0  1  0.00000485  -0.00000485  0.62901734  1.0
  Eu  Eu1  1  -0.00000485  0.00000485  0.37098266  1.0
  Eu  Eu2  1  -0.00000485  0.00000485  0.12901734  1.0
  Eu  Eu3  1  0.00000485  -0.00000485  0.87098266  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.66669021  0.33330979  0.75000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.33330979  0.66669021  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.66664391  0.33335609  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.33335609  0.66664391  0.75000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.66666904  0.33333096  0.52458113  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.33333096  0.66666904  0.47541887  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.33333096  0.66666904  0.02458113  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.66666904  0.33333096  0.97541887  1.0
Get direct link