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MP-ID: mp-3295700 · Space group: Fd-3m (#227)

Basic Information

Formula
Cr2Te4Au
MP-ID
mp-3295700
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
7.2033
g/cm³
Volume
374.08
ų
Cell a
8.0877
Å
Cell b
8.0877
Å
Cell c
8.0877
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fd-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
13.41 6.6036 3.4 (1,0,0)
21.98 4.0439 95.0 (1,0,-1)
25.83 3.4486 86.7 (1,1,-1)
25.83 3.4486 7.9 (2,1,0)
27.00 3.3018 31.5 (0,2,0)
27.00 3.3018 94.4 (2,0,0)
31.28 2.8594 70.2 (2,2,0)
34.17 2.6240 10.6 (1,-2,0)
34.17 2.6240 31.8 (2,0,-1)
38.56 2.3347 38.2 (2,-1,-1)
41.00 2.2012 86.9 (2,2,-1)
44.83 2.0219 100.0 (2,-2,0)
44.83 2.0219 100.0 (4,2,2)
47.00 1.9333 2.0 (2,1,-2)
50.46 1.8085 14.5 (3,2,-1)
52.46 1.7442 3.6 (1,-3,1)
52.46 1.7442 10.9 (4,1,0)
53.11 1.7243 12.1 (2,-2,2)
53.11 1.7243 36.3 (4,2,0)
55.68 1.6509 3.4 (0,4,0)
55.68 1.6509 10.3 (4,0,0)
57.55 1.6016 12.3 (3,0,-2)
60.58 1.5284 24.4 (3,-2,-1)
60.58 1.5284 4.9 (3,-1,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.37316
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-26.43038
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-26.4304
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.72
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
11.0628
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
12
Magnetization/Volume
0.029570
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
4.5448
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
4.330%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2811
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.571
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-2.145
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295700
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cr2Te4Au were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295700, 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_Cr2Te4Au
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.08770365
_cell_length_b   8.08770470
_cell_length_c   8.08770398
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000297
_cell_angle_beta   59.99999867
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000341
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cr2Te4Au
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cr4 Te8 Au2'
_cell_volume   374.07680605
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Cr  Cr0  1  0.12500000  0.12500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.62500000  0.12500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.12500000  0.12500000  0.62500000  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.12500000  0.62500000  0.12500000  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.34157351  0.88614250  0.88614250  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.36385750  0.36385750  0.36385750  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.88614250  0.88614250  0.34157351  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.88614250  0.34157351  0.88614250  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.36385750  0.36385750  0.90842649  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.36385750  0.90842649  0.36385750  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.90842649  0.36385750  0.36385750  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.88614250  0.88614250  0.88614250  1.0
  Au  Au12  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Au  Au13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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