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MP-ID: mp-1102160 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
EuGaSn
MP-ID
mp-1102160
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
7.0305
g/cm³
Volume
321.60
ų
Cell a
4.5261
Å
Cell b
4.5261
Å
Cell c
18.1271
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
9.76 9.0636 1.6 (0,0,0,2)
22.69 3.9197 5.6 (1,0,-1,0)
27.12 3.2884 15.9 (1,0,-1,3)
30.14 2.9646 100.0 (1,0,-1,4)
39.78 2.2659 8.2 (0,0,0,8)
39.83 2.2631 17.6 (1,1,-2,0)
39.83 2.2631 35.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
41.81 2.1606 16.5 (1,0,-1,7)
46.28 1.9617 6.8 (1,0,-1,8)
48.85 1.8643 2.2 (2,0,-2,3)
48.85 1.8643 1.1 (2,-2,0,3)
50.75 1.7989 15.7 (2,0,-2,4)
50.75 1.7989 7.8 (2,-2,0,4)
57.56 1.6012 17.0 (2,-1,-1,8)
59.12 1.5628 6.0 (2,0,-2,7)
60.99 1.5191 4.6 (1,0,-1,11)
60.99 1.5191 2.3 (1,-1,0,11)
62.68 1.4823 2.7 (2,0,-2,8)
64.79 1.4389 2.0 (3,-1,-2,3)
66.31 1.4095 5.3 (1,0,-1,12)
66.39 1.4082 7.0 (2,1,-3,4)
66.39 1.4082 14.1 (3,-1,-2,4)
72.32 1.3066 6.1 (3,0,-3,0)
72.32 1.3066 3.1 (3,-3,0,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.67781
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-25.58109
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-25.5811
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.80
ų
c/a Ratio
4.0050

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
28.0586
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.087250
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Eu · 0.333
Element Family
Lanthanide
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
13.0637
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.279%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3287
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.667
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.444
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102160
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of EuGaSn were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102160, 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_EuGaSn
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.52612070
_cell_length_b   4.52612070
_cell_length_c   18.12711021
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999188
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   EuGaSn
_chemical_formula_sum   'Eu4 Ga4 Sn4'
_cell_volume   321.59664236
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Eu  Eu1  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Eu  Eu2  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Eu  Eu3  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.33732334  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.66267666  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.83732334  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.16267666  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.38442874  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.61557126  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.88442874  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.11557126  1.0
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