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MP-ID: mp-1104742 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
Ho(MnGe)6
MP-ID
mp-1104742
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.1451
g/cm³
Volume
189.68
ų
Cell a
5.1777
Å
Cell b
5.1777
Å
Cell c
8.1700
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
10.83 8.1700 9.3 (0,0,0,1)
19.80 4.4840 2.6 (1,0,-1,0)
21.76 4.0850 1.2 (0,0,0,2)
22.62 3.9309 11.1 (1,0,-1,1)
29.58 3.0198 4.0 (1,0,-1,2)
32.89 2.7233 11.3 (0,0,0,3)
34.65 2.5888 77.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
36.41 2.4679 3.3 (2,-1,-1,1)
38.68 2.3277 43.5 (1,0,-1,3)
40.22 2.2420 49.7 (2,0,-2,0)
41.29 2.1867 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
41.78 2.1621 2.3 (2,0,-2,1)
44.35 2.0425 24.1 (0,0,0,4)
46.19 1.9654 37.9 (2,0,-2,2)
48.52 1.8763 15.1 (2,-1,-1,3)
48.52 1.8763 7.6 (1,-2,1,3)
49.01 1.8588 9.1 (1,0,-1,4)
52.90 1.7309 17.5 (2,0,-2,3)
55.36 1.6595 1.4 (3,-1,-2,1)
57.47 1.6035 9.0 (2,-1,-1,4)
60.28 1.5352 2.1 (1,0,-1,5)
61.41 1.5099 5.9 (2,0,-2,4)
62.10 1.4947 14.3 (3,0,-3,0)
64.79 1.4389 6.3 (3,-1,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.32097
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.03696
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.0370
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.59
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5779

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
11.6059
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
7
Magnetization/Volume
0.061190
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
2.9037
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.089%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2652
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.923
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-1104742
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ho(MnGe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104742, 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_Ho(MnGe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.17765900
_cell_length_b   5.17765855
_cell_length_c   8.17001600
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999646
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ho(MnGe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ho1 Mn6 Ge6'
_cell_volume   189.67950419
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.74997600  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.74997600  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.74997600  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.25002400  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.25002400  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.25002400  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  0.65676200  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34323800  1.0
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