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MP-ID: mp-3251780 · Space group: Cmmm (#65)

Basic Information

Formula
Nd(Tc2Ge)2
MP-ID
mp-3251780
Elements
3
Sites
7
Density
9.2263
g/cm³
Volume
122.66
ų
Cell a
7.4371
Å
Cell b
7.4371
Å
Cell c
4.1318
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
147.54
°
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
12.40 7.1406 21.4 (1,-1,0)
24.90 3.5762 3.5 (1,-1,1)
24.94 3.5703 7.8 (2,-2,0)
28.50 3.1314 10.7 (2,-1,0)
31.15 2.8708 14.3 (1,0,1)
33.16 2.7015 18.8 (2,-2,1)
35.99 2.4956 100.0 (2,-1,1)
37.80 2.3802 2.2 (3,-3,0)
38.23 2.3542 8.2 (2,-3,0)
38.23 2.3542 8.2 (3,-2,0)
43.54 2.0787 33.6 (1,1,0)
43.82 2.0659 32.9 (0,0,2)
43.90 2.0625 10.0 (3,-3,1)
44.28 2.0455 41.7 (3,-2,1)
45.72 1.9845 1.4 (1,-1,2)
49.78 1.8315 3.3 (3,-4,0)
49.78 1.8315 3.3 (4,-3,0)
50.80 1.7972 1.0 (2,0,1)
50.83 1.7964 1.1 (1,-3,0)
50.83 1.7964 1.1 (3,-1,0)
51.08 1.7881 2.2 (2,-2,2)
51.17 1.7852 2.2 (4,-4,0)
53.11 1.7244 1.9 (1,-2,2)
53.11 1.7244 1.9 (2,-1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.46203
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-23.46497
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-23.4650
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.52
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5556

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
Tc · 0.571
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
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
2.3489
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.760%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2829
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.495
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-3251780
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Nd(Tc2Ge)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3251780, 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_Nd(Tc2Ge)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.43705591
_cell_length_b   7.43705685
_cell_length_c   4.13176081
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   147.53792534
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Nd(Tc2Ge)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Nd1 Tc4 Ge2'
_cell_volume   122.65980724
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc1  1  0.69974131  0.30025769  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc2  1  0.30025769  0.69974131  0.00000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc3  1  0.80295588  0.19704312  0.50000000  1.0
  Tc  Tc4  1  0.19704312  0.80295588  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.58950536  0.41049364  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.41049364  0.58950536  0.50000000  1.0
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