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MP-ID: mp-31059 · Space group: I4/mmm (#139)

Basic Information

Formula
Ba(AlGe)2
MP-ID
mp-31059
Elements
3
Sites
5
Density
4.6681
g/cm³
Volume
119.73
ų
Cell a
4.1679
Å
Cell b
4.1679
Å
Cell c
7.4958
Å
α Angle
106.14
°
β Angle
106.14
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
I4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
Stability
No
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
12.84 6.8922 10.0 (0,0,1)
22.28 3.9895 6.6 (1,0,-1)
25.85 3.4461 2.0 (0,0,2)
28.92 3.0871 100.0 (1,0,-2)
28.92 3.0871 100.0 (1,0,1)
30.33 2.9471 66.4 (1,1,-1)
33.06 2.7098 12.8 (1,1,-2)
33.06 2.7098 38.5 (1,-1,1)
39.18 2.2994 20.9 (1,0,-3)
39.18 2.2994 20.9 (1,0,2)
39.21 2.2974 7.6 (0,0,3)
40.27 2.2398 2.4 (1,1,-3)
40.27 2.2398 2.4 (1,-1,2)
43.42 2.0839 53.5 (2,0,-1)
45.47 1.9948 1.6 (2,0,-2)
49.34 1.8471 1.4 (2,1,-1)
50.36 1.8119 10.5 (1,1,-4)
50.36 1.8119 31.5 (1,-1,3)
53.02 1.7272 9.0 (1,2,-3)
53.02 1.7272 63.1 (2,1,-3)
53.16 1.7230 11.6 (0,0,4)
59.90 1.5441 14.9 (2,1,-4)
59.90 1.5441 8.9 (2,1,1)
59.93 1.5435 4.3 (2,0,-4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.39086
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.12209
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0057
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-14.0007
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.95
ų
c/a Ratio
1.7985

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
43.029
GPa
GVRH
19.745
GPa
Young's Modulus E
51.377
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.301
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.179
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.227
Lame λ
29.866
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Al · 0.400
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.600
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0549
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.7706
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.4164
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
22.227%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4092
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.200
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.840
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9602
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31059
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ba(AlGe)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31059, 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_Ba(AlGe)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.16787612
_cell_length_b   4.16787653
_cell_length_c   7.49583443
_cell_angle_alpha   106.14164795
_cell_angle_beta   106.14164871
_cell_angle_gamma   89.99999710
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ba(AlGe)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Al2 Ge2'
_cell_volume   119.72511700
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.75000000  0.25000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.63926725  0.63926725  0.27853349  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.36073275  0.36073275  0.72146651  1.0
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