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MP-ID: mp-3293500 · Space group: Pmmn (#59)

Basic Information

Formula
Rb(ZrTe2)2
MP-ID
mp-3293500
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
4.9331
g/cm³
Volume
1,047.96
ų
Cell a
7.0409
Å
Cell b
8.1221
Å
Cell c
18.3252
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pmmn
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
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
9.65 9.1626 100.0 (0,0,2)
13.47 6.5724 1.1 (1,0,1)
16.66 5.3202 1.1 (1,1,0)
17.36 5.1092 6.1 (1,1,1)
19.29 4.6008 1.8 (1,1,2)
19.38 4.5813 2.3 (0,0,4)
21.89 4.0611 1.5 (0,2,0)
22.16 4.0119 4.3 (1,1,3)
23.97 3.7127 2.4 (0,2,2)
25.66 3.4716 1.0 (1,1,4)
25.77 3.4572 9.9 (2,0,1)
25.79 3.4548 24.6 (1,2,1)
27.14 3.2862 1.1 (2,0,2)
27.15 3.2841 3.2 (1,2,2)
28.05 3.1810 1.6 (2,1,1)
29.24 3.0542 11.4 (0,0,6)
29.28 3.0501 43.0 (2,0,3)
29.30 3.0485 78.1 (1,2,3)
29.39 3.0390 1.5 (0,2,4)
29.60 3.0182 1.9 (1,1,5)
32.06 2.7915 24.7 (2,0,4)
32.08 2.7902 46.2 (1,2,4)
39.04 2.3070 12.8 (2,0,6)
39.06 2.3063 27.2 (1,2,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.18435
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-24.19855
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-24.1986
eV/atom
Volume/atom
37.43
ų
c/a Ratio
2.6027

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.7461
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000710
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Te · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
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
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
20.164%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4911
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.571
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
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-3293500
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Rb(ZrTe2)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293500, 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_Rb(ZrTe2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.04086839
_cell_length_b   8.12211949
_cell_length_c   18.32524040
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Rb(ZrTe2)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Rb4 Zr8 Te16'
_cell_volume   1047.96138814
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.35129167  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.64870833  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.01934788  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.98065212  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zr  Zr4  1  0.00176759  0.00000000  0.25030958  1.0
  Zr  Zr5  1  0.00176759  0.00000000  0.74969042  1.0
  Zr  Zr6  1  0.99823241  0.50000000  0.24969042  1.0
  Zr  Zr7  1  0.99823241  0.50000000  0.75030958  1.0
  Zr  Zr8  1  0.50000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Zr  Zr9  1  0.50000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Zr  Zr10  1  0.50000000  0.75000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Zr  Zr11  1  0.50000000  0.25000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.83343442  0.24995947  0.34605223  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.83343442  0.75004053  0.65394777  1.0
  Te  Te14  1  0.16656558  0.74995947  0.15394777  1.0
  Te  Te15  1  0.16656558  0.25004053  0.84605223  1.0
  Te  Te16  1  0.16656558  0.25004053  0.15394777  1.0
  Te  Te17  1  0.16656558  0.74995947  0.84605223  1.0
  Te  Te18  1  0.83343442  0.75004053  0.34605223  1.0
  Te  Te19  1  0.83343442  0.24995947  0.65394777  1.0
  Te  Te20  1  0.67087068  0.00000000  0.15465772  1.0
  Te  Te21  1  0.67087068  0.00000000  0.84534228  1.0
  Te  Te22  1  0.32912932  0.50000000  0.34534228  1.0
  Te  Te23  1  0.32912932  0.50000000  0.65465772  1.0
  Te  Te24  1  0.33703394  0.00000000  0.34564050  1.0
  Te  Te25  1  0.33703394  0.00000000  0.65435950  1.0
  Te  Te26  1  0.66296606  0.50000000  0.15435950  1.0
  Te  Te27  1  0.66296606  0.50000000  0.84564050  1.0
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