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MP-ID: mp-1106335 · Space group: P-6 (#174)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce(PO4)3
MP-ID
mp-1106335
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.0167
g/cm³
Volume
233.96
ų
Cell a
6.7623
Å
Cell b
6.7623
Å
Cell c
5.9077
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6
Point Group
-6
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
15.13 5.8563 100.0 (1,0,-1,0)
21.36 4.1591 92.9 (1,0,-1,1)
26.36 3.3811 5.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
30.26 2.9539 14.8 (0,0,0,2)
30.46 2.9345 49.3 (2,-1,-1,1)
30.53 2.9282 13.1 (2,0,-2,0)
33.99 2.6374 9.6 (1,0,-1,2)
34.18 2.6236 30.6 (2,0,-2,1)
40.55 2.2245 11.3 (2,-1,-1,2)
40.76 2.2135 19.6 (3,-1,-2,0)
43.52 2.0796 6.1 (2,0,-2,2)
43.52 2.0796 12.2 (2,-2,0,2)
43.67 2.0728 17.8 (3,-1,-2,1)
46.52 1.9521 9.4 (3,0,-3,0)
48.79 1.8666 12.5 (1,0,-1,3)
49.15 1.8535 11.4 (3,0,-3,1)
51.60 1.7713 27.6 (3,-1,-2,2)
53.88 1.7017 6.0 (2,-1,-1,3)
54.26 1.6906 1.5 (4,-2,-2,0)
56.30 1.6341 5.2 (2,0,-2,3)
56.51 1.6286 5.7 (3,0,-3,2)
56.63 1.6253 2.9 (4,-2,-2,1)
56.63 1.6253 1.4 (2,-4,2,1)
56.67 1.6243 9.0 (4,-1,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-2.10813
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.20557
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3920
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.6903
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.62
ų
c/a Ratio
0.8736

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
4.9930
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.021340
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.750
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.188
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7029
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
5.8441
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2501
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
43.932%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6967
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.125
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.910
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6398
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1106335
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce(PO4)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1106335, 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_Ce(PO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.76228900
_cell_length_b   6.76228870
_cell_length_c   5.90774000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999659
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce(PO4)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce1 P3 O12'
_cell_volume   233.95883784
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P1  1  0.94691200  0.54888600  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.45111400  0.39802600  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.60197400  0.05308800  0.00000000  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.72185400  0.57110700  0.00000000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.42889300  0.15074700  0.00000000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.84925300  0.27814600  0.00000000  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.07350400  0.64742500  0.21737300  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.35257500  0.42607900  0.21737300  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.57392100  0.92649600  0.21737300  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.07350400  0.64742500  0.78262700  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.35257500  0.42607900  0.78262700  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.57392100  0.92649600  0.78262700  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.29705600  0.00870200  0.50000000  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.99129800  0.28835400  0.50000000  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.71164600  0.70294400  0.50000000  1.0
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