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MP-ID: mp-1103983 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
U(CoGe)6
MP-ID
mp-1103983
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
9.6241
g/cm³
Volume
177.28
ų
Cell a
5.0956
Å
Cell b
5.0956
Å
Cell c
7.8839
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6/mmm
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
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
11.22 7.8839 20.8 (0,0,0,1)
20.12 4.4129 8.6 (1,0,-1,0)
22.56 3.9419 2.1 (0,0,0,2)
23.10 3.8507 17.1 (1,-1,0,1)
23.10 3.8507 8.6 (1,0,-1,1)
30.41 2.9398 14.7 (1,0,-1,2)
34.12 2.6280 11.7 (0,0,0,3)
35.23 2.5478 23.7 (1,-2,1,0)
35.23 2.5478 47.4 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.08 2.4243 2.7 (1,-2,1,1)
37.08 2.4243 5.4 (2,-1,-1,1)
39.93 2.2579 45.7 (1,0,-1,3)
40.90 2.2065 18.2 (0,2,-2,0)
40.90 2.2065 36.4 (2,0,-2,0)
42.24 2.1398 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
42.55 2.1248 5.6 (2,0,-2,1)
46.05 1.9710 22.2 (0,0,0,4)
47.21 1.9254 23.1 (2,0,-2,2)
49.85 1.8292 8.1 (1,-2,1,3)
49.85 1.8292 16.1 (2,-1,-1,3)
50.73 1.7996 3.8 (1,0,-1,4)
54.29 1.6898 18.9 (2,0,-2,3)
55.06 1.6679 1.6 (3,-1,-2,0)
56.39 1.6318 4.3 (3,-2,-1,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.20419
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.49881
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0523
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.4988
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.64
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5472

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.3938
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
7
Magnetization/Volume
0.002220
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.462
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.8137
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.341%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1630
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
2.946
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1103983
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of U(CoGe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1103983, 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_U(CoGe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.09557300
_cell_length_b   5.09557354
_cell_length_c   7.88386500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000298
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   U(CoGe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'U1 Co6 Ge6'
_cell_volume   177.27843092
_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
  U  U0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.74992000  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.74992000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.74992000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.25008000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.25008000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.25008000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.65373300  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34626700  1.0
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