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MP-ID: mp-3293943 · Space group: Immm (#71)

Basic Information

Formula
Pr(GaCu)6
MP-ID
mp-3293943
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.1878
g/cm³
Volume
190.74
ų
Cell a
6.6317
Å
Cell b
6.6317
Å
Cell c
6.6317
Å
α Angle
134.90
°
β Angle
99.54
°
γ Angle
97.38
°
Space Group
Immm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oI
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
14.47 6.1233 1.7 (0,1,-1)
20.31 4.3733 2.7 (0,0,1)
28.86 3.0941 16.7 (1,1,-2)
29.10 3.0684 11.4 (2,-1,0)
29.17 3.0616 2.6 (0,2,-2)
32.41 2.7627 3.6 (1,2,-2)
33.00 2.7147 8.4 (1,-2,2)
33.00 2.7147 8.4 (2,-1,1)
35.29 2.5430 32.9 (1,-1,-1)
35.46 2.5315 53.8 (2,1,-2)
36.07 2.4899 15.8 (1,-1,2)
36.07 2.4899 15.8 (2,-2,1)
41.05 2.1990 63.1 (2,0,-2)
41.24 2.1890 43.8 (2,2,-2)
41.29 2.1867 30.0 (0,0,2)
41.29 2.1867 30.0 (2,-2,0)
41.43 2.1793 100.0 (1,2,-3)
41.73 2.1643 32.3 (0,2,-3)
41.73 2.1643 32.3 (1,-3,2)
42.20 2.1416 53.2 (2,-2,2)
44.38 2.0411 13.0 (0,3,-3)
46.39 1.9575 5.0 (2,2,-3)
46.42 1.9562 70.5 (3,-1,-1)
46.60 1.9492 21.9 (1,3,-3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.29204
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.84138
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.8414
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.67
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

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
Ga · 0.462
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.2734
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.801%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1980
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.692
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.112
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293943
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Pr(GaCu)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293943, 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_Pr(GaCu)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.63169364
_cell_length_b   6.63169379
_cell_length_c   6.63169431
_cell_angle_alpha   134.90301508
_cell_angle_beta   99.53917273
_cell_angle_gamma   97.37536719
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Pr(GaCu)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Pr1 Ga6 Cu6'
_cell_volume   190.74409349
_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  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.65122778  0.00000000  0.65122778  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.34877222  1.00000000  0.34877222  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.64958967  0.64958967  1.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.35041033  0.35041033  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.20238434  0.70238434  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.79761566  0.29761566  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.23660145  0.50000000  0.73660145  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.76339855  0.50000000  0.26339855  1.0
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