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Basic Information

Formula
Sm2GeRh3
MP-ID
mp-31402
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
10.4113
g/cm³
Volume
108.79
ų
Cell a
5.1270
Å
Cell b
5.1270
Å
Cell c
5.1270
Å
α Angle
66.58
°
β Angle
66.58
°
γ Angle
66.58
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
19.68 4.5103 1.4 (1,0,0)
23.60 3.7702 3.5 (1,1,0)
31.80 2.8141 37.9 (1,-1,0)
31.80 2.8141 18.9 (1,0,-1)
35.35 2.5389 21.3 (1,1,2)
35.35 2.5389 21.3 (1,2,1)
35.35 2.5389 21.3 (2,1,1)
37.68 2.3875 100.0 (1,1,-1)
39.26 2.2950 49.1 (1,0,2)
39.26 2.2950 73.7 (2,0,1)
39.26 2.2950 24.6 (2,1,0)
39.98 2.2551 40.2 (0,2,0)
39.98 2.2551 20.1 (2,0,0)
42.27 2.1383 16.1 (1,2,2)
42.27 2.1383 32.2 (2,2,1)
45.76 1.9829 18.0 (2,2,2)
56.65 1.6247 3.7 (1,-2,1)
56.65 1.6247 7.4 (2,-1,-1)
58.98 1.5662 4.9 (0,3,1)
58.98 1.5662 14.6 (1,3,0)
58.98 1.5662 9.7 (3,1,0)
61.70 1.5034 12.9 (0,3,0)
61.70 1.5034 12.9 (0,0,3)
61.70 1.5034 6.4 (2,2,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.83518
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.86071
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-25.1946
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.13
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
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
131.740
GPa
GVRH
45.013
GPa
Young's Modulus E
121.232
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.347
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.927
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
1.620
Lame λ
101.731
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Rh · 0.500
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0114
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4088
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
20.7452
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.925%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5006
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.167
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.717
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31402
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sm2GeRh3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31402, 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_Sm2GeRh3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.12695494
_cell_length_b   5.12695668
_cell_length_c   5.12695664
_cell_angle_alpha   66.57949004
_cell_angle_beta   66.57948381
_cell_angle_gamma   66.57949885
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sm2GeRh3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sm2 Ge1 Rh3'
_cell_volume   108.78759677
_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
  Sm  Sm0  1  0.87122336  0.87122336  0.87122336  1.0
  Sm  Sm1  1  0.12877664  0.12877664  0.12877664  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh3  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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