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MP-ID: mp-1103596 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce(Ge2Rh3)2
MP-ID
mp-1103596
Elements
3
Sites
11
Density
10.1886
g/cm³
Volume
170.82
ų
Cell a
7.1685
Å
Cell b
7.1685
Å
Cell c
3.8384
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
14.27 6.2081 2.9 (1,0,-1,0)
27.32 3.2648 2.5 (1,0,-1,1)
28.76 3.1041 4.2 (2,0,-2,0)
34.23 2.6197 23.4 (2,-1,-1,1)
37.25 2.4136 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
38.36 2.3464 33.3 (3,-1,-2,0)
43.74 2.0694 8.9 (3,0,-3,0)
45.30 2.0020 35.7 (3,-1,-2,1)
47.37 1.9192 25.3 (0,0,0,2)
50.08 1.8215 13.6 (3,0,-3,1)
50.96 1.7921 25.7 (4,-2,-2,0)
56.36 1.6324 1.3 (2,0,-2,2)
58.78 1.5710 7.7 (4,-1,-3,1)
59.57 1.5520 1.3 (4,0,-4,0)
62.52 1.4856 15.5 (3,-1,-2,2)
64.79 1.4389 5.4 (4,0,-4,1)
65.54 1.4242 3.7 (5,-2,-3,0)
66.44 1.4072 5.0 (3,0,-3,2)
69.37 1.3547 2.3 (5,-1,-4,0)
70.53 1.3353 7.7 (5,-2,-3,1)
72.11 1.3099 17.8 (4,-2,-2,2)
74.24 1.2775 4.4 (5,-1,-4,1)
76.76 1.2416 5.4 (5,0,-5,0)
79.41 1.2068 1.1 (4,0,-4,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.74320
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.98092
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-21.7921
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.53
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5355

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0491
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000290
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
1.2363
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.004%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3277
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.636
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-10.834
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-1103596
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce(Ge2Rh3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103596, 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_Ce(Ge2Rh3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.16848710
_cell_length_b   7.16848710
_cell_length_c   3.83843391
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999960
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce(Ge2Rh3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce1 Ge4 Rh6'
_cell_volume   170.82039292
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.19835318  0.80164682  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.19835318  0.39670736  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.60329264  0.80164682  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.46693510  0.53306490  0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.46693510  0.93386820  0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.06613180  0.53306490  -0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh8  1  0.80111508  0.19888492  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh9  1  0.80111508  0.60223016  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh10  1  0.39776984  0.19888492  0.50000000  1.0
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