Basic Information
Formula
CeCd2Ag
MP-ID
mp-31173
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.2622
g/cm³
Volume
95.03
ų
Cell a
5.1221
Å
Cell b
5.1221
Å
Cell c
5.1221
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
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 5)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35.04 | 2.5611 | 100.0 | (2,1,1) |
| 50.39 | 1.8110 | 17.3 | (2,2,0) |
| 62.85 | 1.4786 | 34.7 | (3,3,2) |
| 74.03 | 1.2805 | 10.6 | (4,2,2) |
| 84.61 | 1.1453 | 15.1 | (4,3,1) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
-0.13609
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.81106
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0414
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.8111
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.76
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000
Electronic Properties
Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.9763
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.010270
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
53.250
GPa
GVRH
17.503
GPa
Young's Modulus E
47.324
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.352
Pugh Ratio K/G
3.042
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.593
Lame λ
41.581
GPa
Feature Analysis
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cd · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
B
Score
0.481
Family
Cd-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Cd · 0.500
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31173
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of CeCd2Ag were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31173, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_CeCd2Ag
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 5.12213444
_cell_length_b 5.12213444
_cell_length_c 5.12213444
_cell_angle_alpha 60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural CeCd2Ag
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ce1 Cd2 Ag1'
_cell_volume 95.02500975
_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 0.50000000 0.50000000 0.50000000 1.0
Cd Cd1 1 0.25000000 0.25000000 0.25000000 1.0
Cd Cd2 1 0.75000000 0.75000000 0.75000000 1.0
Ag Ag3 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1.0
