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MP-ID: mp-1104772 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
Yb(MnGe)6
MP-ID
mp-1104772
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.3748
g/cm³
Volume
186.08
ų
Cell a
5.1368
Å
Cell b
5.1369
Å
Cell c
8.1430
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
10.87 8.1430 15.9 (0,0,0,1)
19.96 4.4487 1.7 (0,1,-1,0)
19.96 4.4486 3.5 (1,0,-1,0)
21.83 4.0715 2.2 (0,0,0,2)
22.78 3.9041 6.8 (0,1,-1,1)
22.78 3.9040 13.5 (1,0,-1,1)
29.75 3.0035 2.4 (0,1,-1,2)
29.75 3.0035 4.7 (1,0,-1,2)
33.00 2.7143 18.4 (0,0,0,3)
34.93 2.5685 77.4 (1,1,-2,0)
34.93 2.5684 38.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
36.69 2.4495 4.1 (1,1,-2,1)
36.69 2.4495 2.0 (2,-1,-1,1)
38.87 2.3171 22.2 (0,1,-1,3)
38.87 2.3171 44.3 (1,0,-1,3)
40.56 2.2244 24.9 (0,2,-2,0)
40.56 2.2243 49.8 (2,0,-2,0)
41.57 2.1723 100.0 (1,1,-2,2)
41.57 2.1723 50.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
42.11 2.1457 1.3 (0,2,-2,1)
42.11 2.1457 2.6 (2,0,-2,1)
44.51 2.0358 36.7 (0,0,0,4)
46.52 1.9520 17.7 (0,2,-2,2)
46.52 1.9520 35.6 (2,0,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.34922
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-16.33854
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0137
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.3385
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.31
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5852

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
12.8476
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
7
Magnetization/Volume
0.069040
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
2.8016
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.089%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2858
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.154
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-1104772
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Yb(MnGe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104772, 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_Yb(MnGe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.13681341
_cell_length_b   5.13689368
_cell_length_c   8.14298052
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99948356
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Yb(MnGe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Yb1 Mn6 Ge6'
_cell_volume   186.08469520
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.99999436  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.49998006  0.00000000  0.25119856  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.49999025  0.49999993  0.25117771  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.99998932  0.50000007  0.25117771  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.49998006  0.00000000  0.74880144  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.49999025  0.49999993  0.74882229  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.99998932  0.50000007  0.74882229  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.33330822  0.66662937  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.66667985  0.33337063  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.33321448  0.66649655  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.66671793  0.33350345  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.99998294  0.00000000  0.34239328  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.99998294  0.00000000  0.65760672  1.0
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