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MP-ID: mp-3293913 · Space group: P3m1 (#156)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce3ScTc8
MP-ID
mp-3293913
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
9.5803
g/cm³
Volume
216.54
ų
Cell a
5.1512
Å
Cell b
5.1512
Å
Cell c
9.4230
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P3m1
Point Group
3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
9.39 9.4230 6.4 (0,0,0,1)
18.83 4.7115 2.1 (0,0,0,2)
19.90 4.4611 4.8 (1,-1,0,0)
19.90 4.4611 2.4 (1,0,-1,0)
22.05 4.0320 10.8 (1,0,-1,1)
27.54 3.2394 6.7 (1,0,-1,2)
28.42 3.1410 2.3 (0,0,0,3)
34.83 2.5756 36.5 (2,-1,-1,0)
34.94 2.5683 100.0 (1,0,-1,3)
36.15 2.4845 1.1 (1,-2,1,1)
36.15 2.4845 2.2 (2,-1,-1,1)
38.20 2.3558 31.2 (0,0,0,4)
39.89 2.2600 86.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
39.89 2.2600 43.0 (1,1,-2,2)
40.44 2.2305 4.4 (2,-2,0,0)
40.44 2.2305 8.7 (2,0,-2,0)
41.61 2.1706 31.2 (2,-2,0,1)
41.61 2.1706 62.4 (2,0,-2,1)
43.44 2.0832 9.4 (1,-1,0,4)
43.44 2.0832 4.7 (1,0,-1,4)
44.96 2.0160 12.6 (2,-2,0,2)
44.96 2.0160 6.3 (2,0,-2,2)
50.16 1.8186 1.4 (2,-2,0,3)
50.16 1.8186 2.7 (2,0,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.13054
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-26.10034
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-26.1003
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.04
ų
c/a Ratio
1.8293

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0119
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000050
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Tc · 0.667
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8240
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.8504
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
18.5870
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
14.449%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3447
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-0.751
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7500
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293913
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce3ScTc8 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293913, 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_Ce3ScTc8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.15119416
_cell_length_b   5.15119485
_cell_length_c   9.42303694
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000769
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce3ScTc8
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce3 Sc1 Tc8'
_cell_volume   216.53962931
_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  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.44354611  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.55614063  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.93764133  1.0
  Sc  Sc3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.06938547  1.0
  Tc  Tc4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.49685393  1.0
  Tc  Tc5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00111818  1.0
  Tc  Tc6  1  0.83031971  0.16968029  0.24356741  1.0
  Tc  Tc7  1  0.83031971  0.66064143  0.24356741  1.0
  Tc  Tc8  1  0.33935857  0.16968029  0.24356741  1.0
  Tc  Tc9  1  0.16938588  0.83061412  0.75487038  1.0
  Tc  Tc10  1  0.16938588  0.33877076  0.75487038  1.0
  Tc  Tc11  1  0.66122924  0.83061412  0.75487038  1.0
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