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MP-ID: mp-1102473 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
U2Co3Ge
MP-ID
mp-1102473
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
13.6369
g/cm³
Volume
176.68
ų
Cell a
5.1804
Å
Cell b
5.1850
Å
Cell c
7.5933
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.97
°
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
19.77 4.4916 11.3 (0,1,-1,0)
19.78 4.4877 24.7 (1,0,-1,0)
23.01 3.8659 14.6 (0,1,-1,1)
23.02 3.8634 28.4 (1,0,-1,1)
23.43 3.7967 14.4 (0,0,0,2)
30.84 2.8996 4.2 (0,1,-1,2)
30.85 2.8985 9.1 (1,0,-1,2)
34.60 2.5925 88.8 (1,1,-2,0)
34.63 2.5902 44.3 (2,-1,-1,0)
40.15 2.2458 8.6 (0,2,-2,0)
40.19 2.2438 15.8 (2,0,-2,0)
40.93 2.2051 50.7 (0,1,-1,3)
40.94 2.2046 100.0 (1,0,-1,3)
41.95 2.1536 26.2 (0,2,-2,1)
41.99 2.1518 52.9 (2,0,-2,1)
42.21 2.1410 82.0 (1,1,-2,2)
42.24 2.1397 40.9 (2,-1,-1,2)
47.92 1.8983 1.8 (0,0,0,4)
52.32 1.7486 3.0 (0,1,-1,4)
52.33 1.7483 6.0 (1,0,-1,4)
54.02 1.6975 1.3 (1,2,-3,0)
54.04 1.6968 1.7 (2,1,-3,0)
54.08 1.6957 1.6 (3,-1,-2,0)
54.63 1.6799 5.9 (0,2,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.35719
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.45821
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.4582
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.72
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4658

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
2.8953
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.016390
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
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
11.3420
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.638%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2552
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
1.152
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102473
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of U2Co3Ge were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102473, 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_U2Co3Ge
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.18036600
_cell_length_b   5.18496306
_cell_length_c   7.59334100
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.97067538
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   U2Co3Ge
_chemical_formula_sum   'U4 Co6 Ge2'
_cell_volume   176.68427625
_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
  U  U0  1  0.66594500  0.33188900  0.57212000  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.33405500  0.66811100  0.42788000  1.0
  U  U2  1  0.33405500  0.66811100  0.07212000  1.0
  U  U3  1  0.66594500  0.33188900  0.92788000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.17074800  0.34149600  0.75000000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.65870900  0.82961900  0.75000000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.17091100  0.82961900  0.75000000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.82925200  0.65850400  0.25000000  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.34129100  0.17038100  0.25000000  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.82908900  0.17038100  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
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