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MP-ID: mp-3295752 · Space group: C2/c (#15)

Basic Information

Formula
Ca4ThIr2
MP-ID
mp-3295752
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
6.4164
g/cm³
Volume
402.05
ų
Cell a
6.7304
Å
Cell b
7.4283
Å
Cell c
8.7883
Å
α Angle
97.28
°
β Angle
112.51
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
C2/c
Point Group
2/m
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
11.00 8.0418 100.0 (0,0,1)
14.27 6.2087 90.5 (1,0,0)
18.20 4.8741 7.3 (1,1,-1)
18.20 4.8741 7.3 (1,-1,0)
19.19 4.6260 17.3 (1,1,0)
19.19 4.6260 17.3 (1,-1,-1)
21.19 4.1934 8.6 (1,0,1)
22.11 4.0209 1.3 (0,0,2)
23.26 3.8240 57.1 (1,-1,1)
25.20 3.5339 1.8 (0,2,-1)
25.55 3.4860 5.9 (1,1,1)
27.52 3.2413 2.7 (1,2,-1)
27.52 3.2413 2.7 (1,-2,0)
28.02 3.1844 8.4 (0,2,1)
28.86 3.0941 10.5 (1,2,0)
29.18 3.0603 3.7 (2,1,-1)
29.18 3.0603 3.7 (2,-1,-1)
30.60 2.9212 12.1 (0,2,-2)
30.66 2.9161 31.4 (2,1,-2)
30.81 2.9023 4.3 (1,0,2)
30.81 2.9023 4.3 (1,0,-3)
31.71 2.8217 16.7 (1,-1,2)
31.88 2.8075 3.7 (2,1,0)
31.88 2.8075 3.7 (2,-1,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.53391
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-30.01208
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-30.0121
eV/atom
Volume/atom
28.72
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3058

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.3384
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000840
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ca · 0.571
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
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
0.6416
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.043%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5249
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-21.325
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295752
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca4ThIr2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295752, 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_Ca4ThIr2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.73041837
_cell_length_b   7.42831292
_cell_length_c   8.78832407
_cell_angle_alpha   97.27831323
_cell_angle_beta   112.51455142
_cell_angle_gamma   89.99998981
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca4ThIr2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca8 Th2 Ir4'
_cell_volume   402.05455773
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.98412352  0.91483207  0.17724008  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.80688244  0.58516793  0.82275992  1.0
  Ca  Ca2  1  0.01587648  0.08516793  0.82275992  1.0
  Ca  Ca3  1  0.19311756  0.41483207  0.17724008  1.0
  Ca  Ca4  1  0.63996555  0.81837563  0.43709092  1.0
  Ca  Ca5  1  0.20287563  0.68162437  0.56290908  1.0
  Ca  Ca6  1  0.36003445  0.18162437  0.56290908  1.0
  Ca  Ca7  1  0.79712437  0.31837563  0.43709092  1.0
  Th  Th8  1  0.43313155  0.75000000  1.00000000  1.0
  Th  Th9  1  0.56686845  0.25000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ir  Ir10  1  0.79351676  0.56742350  0.19926406  1.0
  Ir  Ir11  1  0.59425170  0.93257650  0.80073594  1.0
  Ir  Ir12  1  0.20648324  0.43257650  0.80073594  1.0
  Ir  Ir13  1  0.40574830  0.06742350  0.19926406  1.0
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