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MP-ID: mp-31027 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc3(ReSi2)2
MP-ID
mp-31027
Elements
3
Sites
36
Density
7.0316
g/cm³
Volume
585.30
ų
Cell a
10.1563
Å
Cell b
10.1563
Å
Cell c
13.6931
Å
α Angle
55.96
°
β Angle
55.96
°
γ Angle
30.59
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
-

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
13.07 6.7752 100.0 (1,1,2)
15.89 5.5757 5.7 (0,0,2)
17.46 5.0790 31.5 (1,0,0)
17.80 4.9824 6.9 (1,0,1)
18.36 4.8323 37.9 (2,2,2)
20.51 4.3303 5.2 (1,0,-1)
21.52 4.1289 9.2 (2,1,1)
22.29 3.9891 47.1 (2,2,0)
22.35 3.9773 2.1 (2,1,2)
23.57 3.7746 28.6 (2,1,0)
24.21 3.6768 37.1 (1,1,-2)
25.80 3.4533 3.3 (2,1,3)
25.82 3.4508 26.0 (1,0,-2)
26.98 3.3046 13.7 (1,0,3)
27.07 3.2935 27.1 (1,1,4)
27.53 3.2396 3.9 (3,3,2)
27.90 3.1977 1.7 (2,1,-1)
29.29 3.0492 11.3 (3,2,3)
29.41 3.0365 14.5 (3,2,1)
30.11 2.9682 30.5 (3,3,4)
31.05 2.8799 6.8 (2,1,4)
32.37 2.7660 2.0 (1,0,-3)
32.43 2.7604 2.7 (3,2,4)
32.66 2.7417 3.2 (3,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.69053
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.97885
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-20.1003
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.26
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3482

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Si · 0.444
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.556
Interstitial Fraction
0.444
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0609
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.8200
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5002
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
14.395%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2546
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-37.440
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9656
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31027
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc3(ReSi2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31027, 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_Sc3(ReSi2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.15633872
_cell_length_b   10.15633872
_cell_length_c   13.69314321
_cell_angle_alpha   55.95864629
_cell_angle_beta   55.95864629
_cell_angle_gamma   30.58656014
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc3(ReSi2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc12 Re8 Si16'
_cell_volume   585.30417114
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.75164644  0.48108105  0.04658283  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.53219526  0.30307338  0.15910789  1.0
  Sc  Sc2  1  0.51891895  0.24835356  0.45341717  1.0
  Sc  Sc3  1  0.46780474  0.69692662  0.84089211  1.0
  Sc  Sc4  1  0.29284728  0.03659042  0.13830157  1.0
  Sc  Sc5  1  0.96340958  0.70715272  0.36169843  1.0
  Sc  Sc6  1  0.70715272  0.96340958  0.86169843  1.0
  Sc  Sc7  1  0.03659042  0.29284728  0.63830157  1.0
  Sc  Sc8  1  0.24835356  0.51891895  0.95341717  1.0
  Sc  Sc9  1  0.48108105  0.75164644  0.54658283  1.0
  Sc  Sc10  1  0.30307338  0.53219526  0.65910789  1.0
  Sc  Sc11  1  0.69692662  0.46780474  0.34089211  1.0
  Re  Re12  1  0.64410055  0.82712639  0.28303129  1.0
  Re  Re13  1  0.82712639  0.64410055  0.78303129  1.0
  Re  Re14  1  0.35589945  0.17287361  0.71696871  1.0
  Re  Re15  1  0.17287361  0.35589945  0.21696871  1.0
  Re  Re16  1  0.13772428  0.91270315  0.07644163  1.0
  Re  Re17  1  0.08729685  0.86227572  0.42355837  1.0
  Re  Re18  1  0.86227572  0.08729685  0.92355837  1.0
  Re  Re19  1  0.91270315  0.13772428  0.57644163  1.0
  Si  Si20  1  0.89131485  0.10868515  0.25000000  1.0
  Si  Si21  1  0.10868515  0.89131485  0.75000000  1.0
  Si  Si22  1  0.35744720  0.64255280  0.25000000  1.0
  Si  Si23  1  0.64255280  0.35744720  0.75000000  1.0
  Si  Si24  1  0.00333368  0.22843528  0.87479132  1.0
  Si  Si25  1  0.77156472  0.99666632  0.62520868  1.0
  Si  Si26  1  0.99666632  0.77156472  0.12520868  1.0
  Si  Si27  1  0.22843528  0.00333368  0.37479132  1.0
  Si  Si28  1  0.60258601  0.04921183  0.07280449  1.0
  Si  Si29  1  0.95078817  0.39741399  0.42719551  1.0
  Si  Si30  1  0.39741399  0.95078817  0.92719551  1.0
  Si  Si31  1  0.04921183  0.60258601  0.57280449  1.0
  Si  Si32  1  0.39063224  0.15265899  0.38999428  1.0
  Si  Si33  1  0.84734101  0.60936776  0.11000572  1.0
  Si  Si34  1  0.60936776  0.84734101  0.61000572  1.0
  Si  Si35  1  0.15265899  0.39063224  0.88999428  1.0
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