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MP-ID: mp-1102792 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Gd(Ge2Rh3)2
MP-ID
mp-1102792
Elements
3
Sites
11
Density
10.4047
g/cm³
Volume
170.01
ų
Cell a
7.1529
Å
Cell b
7.1529
Å
Cell c
3.8369
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
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
14.30 6.1946 1.5 (1,0,-1,0)
27.34 3.2619 3.0 (1,0,-1,1)
27.34 3.2619 1.5 (1,-1,0,1)
28.83 3.0973 2.5 (2,0,-2,0)
28.83 3.0973 2.5 (0,2,-2,0)
28.83 3.0973 2.5 (2,-2,0,0)
34.28 2.6162 12.6 (1,1,-2,1)
34.28 2.6162 12.6 (2,-1,-1,1)
34.28 2.6162 12.6 (1,-2,1,1)
37.31 2.4100 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
37.31 2.4100 50.0 (2,-2,0,1)
38.45 2.3413 8.4 (2,1,-3,0)
38.45 2.3413 16.9 (3,-1,-2,0)
38.45 2.3413 25.3 (3,-2,-1,0)
43.84 2.0649 4.2 (3,0,-3,0)
43.84 2.0649 4.2 (0,3,-3,0)
43.85 2.0649 4.2 (3,-3,0,0)
45.38 1.9986 16.0 (2,1,-3,1)
45.38 1.9986 8.0 (3,-1,-2,1)
45.38 1.9986 16.0 (3,-2,-1,1)
45.38 1.9986 8.0 (2,-3,1,1)
47.39 1.9184 37.4 (0,0,0,2)
50.17 1.8183 6.9 (3,0,-3,1)
50.17 1.8183 6.9 (0,3,-3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.74360
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.72124
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.9318
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.46
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5364

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
7.0564
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.041510
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Rh · 0.545
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.455
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9165
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.6195
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.2457
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.019%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3066
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.636
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-11.040
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8342
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102792
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Gd(Ge2Rh3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102792, 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_Gd(Ge2Rh3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.15289612
_cell_length_b   7.15289423
_cell_length_c   3.83686051
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99996478
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Gd(Ge2Rh3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Gd1 Ge4 Rh6'
_cell_volume   170.00845365
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.33333200  0.66666600  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.80245077  0.60490054  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.39509946  0.19755023  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.80245177  0.19755123  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.53320127  0.06640154  0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.93359846  0.46679973  0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.53320127  0.46679973  -0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh8  1  0.19934373  0.39868747  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh9  1  0.60131253  0.80065527  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh10  1  0.19934273  0.80065427  0.50000000  1.0
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