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MP-ID: mp-3295714 · Space group: C2 (#5)

Basic Information

Formula
Ca9CeIr4
MP-ID
mp-3295714
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
5.4264
g/cm³
Volume
388.54
ų
Cell a
6.5440
Å
Cell b
7.5422
Å
Cell c
8.5976
Å
α Angle
97.45
°
β Angle
112.37
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
C2
Point Group
2
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
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
11.24 7.8721 42.4 (0,0,1)
11.85 7.4678 10.0 (0,1,0)
14.66 6.0428 41.6 (1,0,0)
15.17 5.8420 4.5 (0,1,-1)
17.48 5.0744 1.0 (0,1,1)
18.38 4.8262 10.5 (1,-1,0)
19.39 4.5786 100.0 (1,1,0)
22.59 3.9361 19.0 (0,0,2)
23.61 3.7679 65.8 (1,-1,1)
23.83 3.7339 4.6 (0,2,0)
24.92 3.5731 16.8 (0,2,-1)
25.94 3.4352 14.4 (1,1,1)
27.26 3.2720 7.6 (2,0,-1)
27.84 3.2042 6.0 (0,2,1)
28.77 3.1027 5.4 (1,2,0)
29.81 2.9970 1.9 (2,1,-1)
30.59 2.9225 6.5 (1,-2,1)
30.61 2.9210 7.2 (0,2,-2)
31.33 2.8548 24.8 (2,-1,0)
31.53 2.8375 1.3 (1,0,2)
31.53 2.8375 1.3 (1,0,-3)
32.30 2.7712 14.2 (1,-1,2)
32.56 2.7499 25.4 (2,1,0)
34.17 2.6240 12.2 (0,0,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.41791
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-22.10525
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.1053
eV/atom
Volume/atom
27.75
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3138

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.2517
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.000650
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ca · 0.643
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.357
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8305
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.9045
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3736
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.212%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5375
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.071
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-29.117
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7559
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295714
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca9CeIr4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295714, 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_Ca9CeIr4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.54402832
_cell_length_b   7.54221637
_cell_length_c   8.59755524
_cell_angle_alpha   97.44669545
_cell_angle_beta   112.36929306
_cell_angle_gamma   89.99999991
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca9CeIr4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca9 Ce1 Ir4'
_cell_volume   388.54012484
_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  0.97102906  0.91581562  0.17388775  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.79714132  0.58418438  0.82611225  1.0
  Ca  Ca2  1  0.02250133  0.07771562  0.82361032  1.0
  Ca  Ca3  1  0.19889301  0.42228438  0.17638968  1.0
  Ca  Ca4  1  0.63645035  0.82187991  0.43176284  1.0
  Ca  Ca5  1  0.20468551  0.67812009  0.56823716  1.0
  Ca  Ca6  1  0.36229786  0.17835539  0.55793035  1.0
  Ca  Ca7  1  0.80436852  0.32164461  0.44206965  1.0
  Ca  Ca8  1  0.42429375  0.75000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce9  1  0.55855653  0.25000000  1.00000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.80578447  0.56018187  0.20617364  1.0
  Ir  Ir11  1  0.59961083  0.93981813  0.79382636  1.0
  Ir  Ir12  1  0.20334616  0.40978456  0.79230286  1.0
  Ir  Ir13  1  0.41104130  0.09021544  0.20769714  1.0
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