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MP-ID: mp-3250606 · Space group: Cmmm (#65)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce(SiTc2)2
MP-ID
mp-3250606
Elements
3
Sites
7
Density
8.4508
g/cm³
Volume
115.60
ų
Cell a
7.1236
Å
Cell b
7.1236
Å
Cell c
4.0972
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
146.22
°
Space Group
Cmmm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
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
12.99 6.8164 27.2 (1,-1,0)
21.69 4.0972 2.5 (0,0,1)
22.45 3.9605 6.8 (1,0,0)
25.36 3.5116 6.0 (1,-1,1)
26.15 3.4082 6.6 (2,-2,0)
29.18 3.0600 7.2 (2,-1,0)
31.41 2.8476 1.4 (1,0,1)
34.22 2.6202 10.8 (2,-2,1)
36.65 2.4517 100.0 (2,-1,1)
39.58 2.2769 2.9 (2,-3,0)
39.58 2.2769 2.9 (3,-2,0)
39.67 2.2721 7.7 (3,-3,0)
43.74 2.0695 23.0 (1,1,0)
44.21 2.0486 22.3 (0,0,2)
45.58 1.9902 21.1 (3,-2,1)
45.66 1.9870 2.8 (3,-3,1)
45.82 1.9803 2.2 (2,0,0)
46.28 1.9619 2.1 (1,-1,2)
50.13 1.8196 1.7 (1,0,2)
51.67 1.7689 2.0 (3,-1,0)
51.89 1.7622 3.7 (4,-3,0)
52.09 1.7558 2.0 (2,-2,2)
53.79 1.7041 2.2 (4,-4,0)
53.86 1.7023 2.6 (2,-1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.56525
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-22.31480
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.3148
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.51
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5752

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0031
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000030
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Tc · 0.571
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.286
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.7235
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.410%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2729
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.903
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3250606
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce(SiTc2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3250606, 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_Ce(SiTc2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.12360393
_cell_length_b   7.12360434
_cell_length_c   4.09718777
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   146.22216946
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce(SiTc2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce1 Si2 Tc4'
_cell_volume   115.59523626
_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  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Si  Si1  1  0.41002777  0.58997223  0.50000000  1.0
  Si  Si2  1  0.58997223  0.41002777  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc3  1  0.19027334  0.80972666  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc4  1  0.30387361  0.69612639  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc5  1  0.80972666  0.19027334  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc6  1  0.69612639  0.30387361  0.00000000  1.0
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