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MP-ID: mp-3295745 · Space group: R3 (#146)

Basic Information

Formula
La6SbTe7
MP-ID
mp-3295745
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
6.6946
g/cm³
Volume
458.48
ų
Cell a
8.4164
Å
Cell b
8.4164
Å
Cell c
8.4164
Å
α Angle
109.50
°
β Angle
109.50
°
γ Angle
109.50
°
Space Group
R3
Point Group
3
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
22.40 3.9682 1.0 (1,-2,1)
22.40 3.9682 2.1 (2,-1,-1)
22.41 3.9669 5.9 (2,0,-1)
22.44 3.9629 3.7 (1,1,0)
29.06 3.0731 100.0 (2,1,-2)
29.07 3.0713 31.6 (1,-1,-2)
29.07 3.0713 63.2 (2,1,-1)
34.53 2.5978 32.1 (3,-1,-2)
34.53 2.5974 11.4 (2,-3,0)
34.53 2.5974 22.0 (3,0,-2)
34.55 2.5963 38.3 (3,0,-1)
34.57 2.5944 16.6 (1,0,2)
34.57 2.5944 16.4 (2,1,0)
41.55 2.1732 11.9 (3,-1,-3)
41.55 2.1732 2.4 (3,1,-3)
41.59 2.1715 15.4 (3,1,-1)
43.68 2.0721 10.8 (4,-1,-2)
43.70 2.0716 5.0 (4,-1,-1)
43.75 2.0693 5.4 (2,1,1)
45.73 1.9841 8.5 (4,-2,-2)
45.74 1.9834 13.6 (4,0,-2)
45.79 1.9814 2.8 (0,2,2)
45.79 1.9814 5.6 (2,2,0)
47.71 1.9063 10.0 (4,-1,-3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.82911
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-29.12165
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-29.1217
eV/atom
Volume/atom
32.75
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
0.0126
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000030
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Te · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8982
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.4677
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.4331
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.433%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4919
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.643
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.884
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8176
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295745
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of La6SbTe7 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295745, 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_La6SbTe7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.41636977
_cell_length_b   8.41637030
_cell_length_c   8.41637022
_cell_angle_alpha   109.49822378
_cell_angle_beta   109.49822283
_cell_angle_gamma   109.49822975
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   La6SbTe7
_chemical_formula_sum   'La6 Sb1 Te7'
_cell_volume   458.47705210
_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
  La  La0  1  0.86945514  0.11680043  0.74874374  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.38059787  0.25669595  0.62554403  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.11680043  0.74874374  0.86945514  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.74874374  0.86945514  0.11680043  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.25669595  0.62554403  0.38059787  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.62554403  0.38059787  0.25669595  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.65372538  0.65372538  0.65372538  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.49813241  0.99855590  0.34955157  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.99855590  0.34955157  0.49813241  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.34955157  0.49813241  0.99855590  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.00056127  0.85276283  0.49809872  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.85276283  0.49809872  0.00056127  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.15077375  0.15077375  0.15077375  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.49809872  0.00056127  0.85276283  1.0
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