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MP-ID: mp-1104498 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
Sm(MnGe)6
MP-ID
mp-1104498
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
7.9390
g/cm³
Volume
191.56
ų
Cell a
5.2083
Å
Cell b
5.2081
Å
Cell c
8.1545
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
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
10.85 8.1545 8.2 (0,0,0,1)
19.68 4.5105 1.4 (1,0,-1,0)
21.80 4.0773 1.4 (0,0,0,2)
22.53 3.9469 7.7 (1,0,-1,1)
22.53 3.9468 3.8 (0,1,-1,1)
29.53 3.0247 3.3 (1,0,-1,2)
29.53 3.0246 1.7 (0,1,-1,2)
32.95 2.7182 16.6 (0,0,0,3)
34.44 2.6042 37.8 (2,-1,-1,0)
34.44 2.6040 37.8 (1,1,-2,0)
34.44 2.6040 37.8 (1,-2,1,0)
36.21 2.4807 1.1 (2,-1,-1,1)
36.21 2.4806 2.3 (1,1,-2,1)
38.68 2.3281 39.2 (1,0,-1,3)
38.68 2.3281 19.6 (0,1,-1,3)
39.98 2.2552 48.8 (2,0,-2,0)
39.98 2.2551 24.4 (0,2,-2,0)
41.13 2.1947 50.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
41.13 2.1946 100.0 (1,1,-2,2)
41.55 2.1736 1.4 (2,0,-2,1)
44.44 2.0386 34.3 (0,0,0,4)
45.99 1.9735 40.6 (2,0,-2,2)
45.99 1.9734 20.3 (0,2,-2,2)
48.41 1.8804 10.3 (2,-1,-1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.29936
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.02465
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.0247
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.74
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5657

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
11.6704
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
7
Magnetization/Volume
0.060920
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mn · 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
2.8413
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.066%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2743
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.538
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.635
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-1104498
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sm(MnGe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104498, 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_Sm(MnGe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.20831826
_cell_length_b   5.20808995
_cell_length_c   8.15453700
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00144947
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sm(MnGe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sm1 Mn6 Ge6'
_cell_volume   191.55768792
_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
  Sm  Sm0  1  0.00001200  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.49995600  0.00000000  0.25158200  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.50002800  0.50004200  0.25160300  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.99998600  0.49995800  0.25160300  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.49995600  0.00000000  0.74841800  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.50002800  0.50004200  0.74839700  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.99998600  0.49995800  0.74839700  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.33335200  0.66672900  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.66662400  0.33327100  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.33335100  0.66674000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.66661100  0.33326000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.99995500  0.00000000  0.34657400  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.99995500  0.00000000  0.65342600  1.0
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