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MP-ID: mp-3251377 · Space group: Cmmm (#65)

Basic Information

Formula
Pr3GaSn6
MP-ID
mp-3251377
Elements
3
Sites
10
Density
7.3066
g/cm³
Volume
273.79
ų
Cell a
14.1109
Å
Cell b
14.1109
Å
Cell c
4.4626
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
162.05
°
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
22.35 3.9780 3.9 (2,-1,0)
23.67 3.7581 4.9 (2,-2,1)
27.72 3.2184 2.6 (3,-3,1)
30.09 2.9695 1.4 (2,-1,1)
32.11 2.7876 17.5 (5,-5,0)
32.60 2.7465 4.2 (4,-4,1)
32.78 2.7318 100.0 (3,-2,1)
35.44 2.5331 2.7 (4,-5,0)
35.44 2.5331 2.7 (5,-4,0)
36.48 2.4627 1.1 (3,-4,1)
36.48 2.4627 1.1 (4,-3,1)
38.76 2.3230 2.5 (6,-6,0)
40.43 2.2313 16.1 (0,0,2)
41.01 2.2009 15.5 (1,1,0)
41.10 2.1962 1.4 (5,-6,0)
41.10 2.1962 1.4 (6,-5,0)
46.67 1.9461 1.1 (2,-1,2)
47.14 1.9278 1.1 (6,-7,0)
47.14 1.9278 1.1 (7,-6,0)
50.17 1.8184 3.1 (7,-7,1)
52.53 1.7420 8.9 (5,-5,2)
53.01 1.7274 4.3 (4,-6,0)
53.01 1.7274 4.3 (6,-4,0)
53.34 1.7175 1.0 (3,-5,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.63517
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-25.44835
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-25.4484
eV/atom
Volume/atom
27.38
ų
c/a Ratio
0.3163

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
Sn · 0.600
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8979
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.4655
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
21.6422
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.824%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3731
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.600
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.240
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8173
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3251377
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Pr3GaSn6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3251377, 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_Pr3GaSn6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   14.11087130
_cell_length_b   14.11087270
_cell_length_c   4.46257170
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   162.05393533
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Pr3GaSn6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Pr3 Ga1 Sn6'
_cell_volume   273.78839141
_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
  Pr  Pr0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pr  Pr1  1  0.31565835  0.68434165  0.00000000  1.0
  Pr  Pr2  1  0.68434165  0.31565835  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  0.40688606  0.59311394  0.50000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.59311394  0.40688606  0.50000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.09114828  0.90885172  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.90885172  0.09114828  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.21533099  0.78466901  0.50000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.78466901  0.21533099  0.50000000  1.0
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