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MP-ID: mp-3295569 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Ca3(Si3Pd10)2
MP-ID
mp-3295569
Elements
3
Sites
29
Density
8.7583
g/cm³
Volume
458.28
ų
Cell a
8.6540
Å
Cell b
8.6540
Å
Cell c
8.6540
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
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
12.53 7.0659 1.2 (1,0,0)
20.53 4.3270 12.5 (1,0,-1)
25.21 3.5330 2.1 (2,0,0)
29.19 3.0596 6.7 (2,2,0)
31.87 2.8077 1.3 (2,0,-1)
32.72 2.7366 17.9 (2,1,-1)
35.95 2.4982 3.8 (3,0,1)
35.95 2.4982 7.6 (1,1,-2)
38.21 2.3553 100.0 (3,2,0)
41.75 2.1635 19.3 (2,0,-2)
43.76 2.0687 40.8 (3,1,-1)
44.41 2.0398 16.6 (3,0,-1)
49.40 1.8450 9.7 (4,2,0)
51.75 1.7665 1.1 (4,0,0)
54.03 1.6972 4.9 (3,1,-2)
56.25 1.6355 1.5 (4,1,-1)
60.52 1.5298 2.0 (4,0,4)
60.52 1.5298 1.0 (4,4,0)
62.59 1.4841 3.8 (5,1,0)
62.59 1.4841 2.1 (4,3,-1)
64.62 1.4423 17.0 (3,0,-3)
64.62 1.4423 3.0 (0,3,-3)
66.12 1.4132 3.1 (4,-2,1)
66.12 1.4132 9.3 (6,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.73928
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-19.11744
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-19.1174
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.80
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
0.0007
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
Pd · 0.690
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.310
Interstitial Fraction
0.207
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8169
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.7918
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3569
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.269%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3646
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.931
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-32.833
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7436
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295569
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca3(Si3Pd10)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295569, 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_Ca3(Si3Pd10)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.65396826
_cell_length_b   8.65396810
_cell_length_c   8.65396788
_cell_angle_alpha   59.99999716
_cell_angle_beta   59.99999777
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000218
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca3(Si3Pd10)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca3 Si6 Pd20'
_cell_volume   458.27995276
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ca  Ca2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Si  Si3  1  0.73205459  0.26794441  0.26794541  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.26794441  0.73205559  0.73205459  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.26794541  0.73205459  0.26794441  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.73205459  0.26794541  0.73205459  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.26794541  0.26794541  0.73205459  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.73205459  0.73205559  0.26794541  1.0
  Pd  Pd9  1  0.38487273  0.38487273  0.38487273  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.61512727  0.61512727  0.61512727  1.0
  Pd  Pd11  1  0.38487273  0.38487273  0.84537980  1.0
  Pd  Pd12  1  0.38487273  0.84537980  0.38487273  1.0
  Pd  Pd13  1  0.61512727  0.61512727  0.15462020  1.0
  Pd  Pd14  1  0.61512727  0.15462020  0.61512727  1.0
  Pd  Pd15  1  0.84537980  0.38487273  0.38487273  1.0
  Pd  Pd16  1  0.15462020  0.61512727  0.61512727  1.0
  Pd  Pd17  1  0.34523848  0.00000000  1.00000000  1.0
  Pd  Pd18  1  0.65476152  1.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Pd  Pd19  1  0.00000000  0.34523848  0.65476152  1.0
  Pd  Pd20  1  1.00000000  0.65476152  0.34523848  1.0
  Pd  Pd21  1  0.00000000  0.34523848  1.00000000  1.0
  Pd  Pd22  1  0.65476152  1.00000000  0.34523848  1.0
  Pd  Pd23  1  1.00000000  0.65476152  0.00000000  1.0
  Pd  Pd24  1  0.34523848  0.00000000  0.65476152  1.0
  Pd  Pd25  1  1.00000000  1.00000000  0.34523848  1.0
  Pd  Pd26  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.65476152  1.0
  Pd  Pd27  1  0.65476152  0.34523848  1.00000000  1.0
  Pd  Pd28  1  0.34523848  0.65476152  0.00000000  1.0
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