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MP-ID: mp-11638 · Space group: P6_3mc (#186)

Basic Information

Formula
Eu3(Cu2Sn)4
MP-ID
mp-11638
Elements
3
Sites
30
Density
8.2658
g/cm³
Volume
578.21
ų
Cell a
9.2356
Å
Cell b
9.2356
Å
Cell c
7.8276
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3mc
Point Group
6mm
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
11.06 7.9982 4.6 (1,0,-1,0)
22.23 3.9991 2.5 (2,0,-2,0)
25.00 3.5613 15.1 (2,0,-2,1)
25.34 3.5155 5.7 (1,0,-1,2)
29.55 3.0231 6.7 (3,-1,-2,0)
29.93 2.9857 7.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
31.73 2.8201 28.2 (3,-1,-2,1)
32.00 2.7972 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
33.62 2.6661 5.4 (3,0,-3,0)
35.57 2.5237 38.3 (3,0,-3,1)
36.21 2.4806 32.5 (1,0,-1,3)
37.60 2.3925 26.9 (3,-1,-2,2)
39.01 2.3089 99.4 (4,-2,-2,0)
40.96 2.2034 15.4 (3,0,-3,2)
41.32 2.1852 23.9 (2,0,-2,3)
42.35 2.1343 8.3 (4,-1,-3,1)
45.62 1.9886 10.8 (4,-2,-2,2)
45.95 1.9752 8.7 (3,-1,-2,3)
46.40 1.9569 8.9 (0,0,0,4)
46.90 1.9374 8.4 (4,0,-4,1)
47.09 1.9299 1.8 (3,1,-4,2)
47.09 1.9299 3.7 (4,-1,-3,2)
48.84 1.8648 16.0 (3,0,-3,3)
50.66 1.8018 2.7 (2,-1,-1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.30221
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.61530
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0022
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.6153
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.27
ų
c/a Ratio
0.8476

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
42.0703
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
6
Magnetization/Volume
0.072760
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cu · 0.533
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.467
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0096
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.3939
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.9896
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.108%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2891
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.551
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9190
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-11638
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Eu3(Cu2Sn)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-11638, 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_Eu3(Cu2Sn)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.23556979
_cell_length_b   9.23556979
_cell_length_c   7.82759800
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999852
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Eu3(Cu2Sn)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Eu6 Cu16 Sn8'
_cell_volume   578.21125500
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Eu  Eu0  1  0.52533700  0.47466300  0.50141000  1.0
  Eu  Eu1  1  0.05067400  0.52533700  0.00141000  1.0
  Eu  Eu2  1  0.47466300  0.94932600  0.00141000  1.0
  Eu  Eu3  1  0.52533700  0.05067400  0.50141000  1.0
  Eu  Eu4  1  0.94932600  0.47466300  0.50141000  1.0
  Eu  Eu5  1  0.47466300  0.52533700  0.00141000  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.89992900  0.79985800  0.52182800  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.77427100  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.27427100  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.17183300  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.67183300  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.10007100  0.89992900  0.02182800  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.83744400  0.16255600  0.82766800  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.67488800  0.83744400  0.32766800  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.16255600  0.32511200  0.32766800  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.83744400  0.67488800  0.82766800  1.0
  Cu  Cu16  1  0.32511200  0.16255600  0.82766800  1.0
  Cu  Cu17  1  0.20014200  0.10007100  0.52182800  1.0
  Cu  Cu18  1  0.89992900  0.10007100  0.52182800  1.0
  Cu  Cu19  1  0.79985800  0.89992900  0.02182800  1.0
  Cu  Cu20  1  0.10007100  0.20014200  0.02182800  1.0
  Cu  Cu21  1  0.16255600  0.83744400  0.32766800  1.0
  Sn  Sn22  1  0.66453800  0.83226900  0.70590300  1.0
  Sn  Sn23  1  0.16773100  0.33546200  0.70590300  1.0
  Sn  Sn24  1  0.83226900  0.66453800  0.20590300  1.0
  Sn  Sn25  1  0.33546200  0.16773100  0.20590300  1.0
  Sn  Sn26  1  0.16773100  0.83226900  0.70590300  1.0
  Sn  Sn27  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.31617700  1.0
  Sn  Sn28  1  0.83226900  0.16773100  0.20590300  1.0
  Sn  Sn29  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.81617700  1.0
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