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MP-ID: mp-1095505 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Ti3GeC2
MP-ID
mp-1095505
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
5.4090
g/cm³
Volume
147.52
ų
Cell a
3.0923
Å
Cell b
3.0923
Å
Cell c
17.8136
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
9.93 8.9068 7.4 (0,0,0,2)
19.94 4.4534 2.4 (0,0,0,4)
33.46 2.6780 11.1 (1,0,-1,0)
33.46 2.6780 5.6 (1,-1,0,0)
33.85 2.6483 14.5 (1,0,-1,1)
33.85 2.6483 7.3 (1,-1,0,1)
34.99 2.5646 4.2 (1,0,-1,2)
34.99 2.5646 2.1 (1,-1,0,2)
36.82 2.4412 3.9 (1,0,-1,3)
36.82 2.4412 2.0 (1,-1,0,3)
39.26 2.2950 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
39.26 2.2950 50.0 (1,-1,0,4)
40.51 2.2267 28.5 (0,0,0,8)
42.22 2.1407 28.3 (1,0,-1,5)
45.62 1.9886 2.7 (1,0,-1,6)
45.62 1.9886 1.3 (1,-1,0,6)
49.40 1.8448 2.8 (1,0,-1,7)
51.29 1.7814 2.3 (0,0,0,10)
53.52 1.7122 15.5 (1,0,-1,8)
57.94 1.5917 7.7 (1,0,-1,9)
57.94 1.5917 3.9 (1,-1,0,9)
59.82 1.5462 12.4 (1,1,-2,0)
59.82 1.5462 24.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
70.30 1.3390 1.4 (2,0,-2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.93820
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-13.03482
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-13.0348
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.29
ų
c/a Ratio
5.7606

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
173.577
GPa
GVRH
124.059
GPa
Young's Modulus E
300.569
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.211
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.399
Vickers Hardness Est.
19.654
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.030
Lame λ
90.871
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ti · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.0300
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2110
Debye Temperature
682.7
K
Sound Velocity
5,293.7
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2110

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1095505
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ti3GeC2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1095505, 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_Ti3GeC2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.09232207
_cell_length_b   3.09232207
_cell_length_c   17.81360626
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998988
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ti3GeC2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ti6 Ge2 C4'
_cell_volume   147.52036012
_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
  Ti  Ti0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.36700456  1.0
  Ti  Ti1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.63299544  1.0
  Ti  Ti2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.86700456  1.0
  Ti  Ti3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.13299544  1.0
  Ti  Ti4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ti  Ti5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.92797800  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.07202200  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.42797800  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.57202200  1.0
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