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MP-ID: mp-1104027 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
Y(CrGe)6
MP-ID
mp-1104027
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
7.3695
g/cm³
Volume
188.54
ų
Cell a
5.1140
Å
Cell b
5.1142
Å
Cell c
8.3237
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
32.26 2.7746 15.0 (0,0,0,3)
35.09 2.5571 76.4 (1,1,-2,0)
35.09 2.5570 38.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
38.28 2.3513 17.4 (0,1,-1,3)
38.28 2.3513 34.9 (1,0,-1,3)
40.74 2.2146 22.2 (0,2,-2,0)
40.75 2.2145 22.2 (2,-2,0,0)
40.75 2.2145 22.2 (2,0,-2,0)
41.44 2.1787 100.0 (1,1,-2,2)
41.45 2.1787 50.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
43.49 2.0809 38.9 (0,0,0,4)
46.45 1.9550 33.1 (0,2,-2,2)
46.45 1.9550 33.1 (2,-2,0,2)
46.45 1.9550 33.1 (2,0,-2,2)
48.32 1.8834 12.4 (0,1,-1,4)
48.33 1.8834 24.9 (1,0,-1,4)
48.41 1.8803 8.8 (1,-2,1,3)
48.41 1.8803 8.8 (1,1,-2,3)
48.41 1.8803 8.8 (2,-1,-1,3)
52.90 1.7308 7.2 (0,2,-2,3)
52.90 1.7308 14.3 (2,0,-2,3)
57.06 1.6140 6.1 (1,1,-2,4)
57.06 1.6140 3.0 (2,-1,-1,4)
61.11 1.5165 1.3 (0,2,-2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.13496
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-15.05692
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0241
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.2791
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.50
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6276

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0186
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000100
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cr · 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
5.2786
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.970%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2348
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.846
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-2.445
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-1104027
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Y(CrGe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104027, 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_Y(CrGe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.11400317
_cell_length_b   5.11422179
_cell_length_c   8.32366900
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99859616
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Y(CrGe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y1 Cr6 Ge6'
_cell_volume   188.53506207
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.99997800  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.49998600  0.00000000  0.25098100  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.49998700  0.49999900  0.25102800  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.99998800  0.50000100  0.25102800  1.0
  Cr  Cr4  1  0.49998600  0.00000000  0.74901900  1.0
  Cr  Cr5  1  0.49998700  0.49999900  0.74897200  1.0
  Cr  Cr6  1  0.99998800  0.50000100  0.74897200  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.33332400  0.66669300  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.66663100  0.33330700  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.33333900  0.66671700  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.66662300  0.33328300  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.99999000  0.00000000  0.34623700  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.99999000  0.00000000  0.65376300  1.0
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