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MP-ID: mp-3296009 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Ta6Fe6Ge
MP-ID
mp-3296009
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
13.2765
g/cm³
Volume
186.79
ų
Cell a
4.8752
Å
Cell b
4.8752
Å
Cell c
9.5010
Å
α Angle
75.13
°
β Angle
75.13
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
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
9.75 9.0745 11.2 (0,0,1)
19.57 4.5372 19.5 (0,0,2)
21.30 4.1722 7.4 (1,1,1)
21.30 4.1722 14.7 (1,0,0)
24.82 3.5878 10.8 (1,1,2)
26.72 3.3365 4.7 (1,1,-1)
29.53 3.0248 1.2 (0,0,3)
33.83 2.6495 8.7 (1,1,-2)
33.83 2.6495 4.4 (1,0,3)
36.87 2.4376 100.0 (2,1,1)
36.87 2.4376 50.0 (1,-1,0)
38.23 2.3542 8.1 (2,1,2)
39.38 2.2880 31.7 (1,1,4)
39.38 2.2880 63.4 (1,0,-3)
39.73 2.2686 11.4 (0,0,4)
42.08 2.1473 74.5 (2,1,3)
42.08 2.1473 37.3 (1,-1,2)
42.33 2.1351 84.6 (1,1,-3)
42.97 2.1047 32.4 (2,2,1)
43.38 2.0861 1.4 (2,2,2)
43.38 2.0861 2.8 (2,0,0)
44.96 2.0163 18.9 (2,2,0)
46.12 1.9683 8.1 (2,2,3)
46.12 1.9683 16.1 (2,0,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.15718
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-30.30359
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-30.3036
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.37
ų
c/a Ratio
1.9488

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
11.2752
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
8
Magnetization/Volume
0.060360
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ta · 0.462
Element Family
5d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.4757
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.432%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1833
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.308
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-12.562
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3296009
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ta6Fe6Ge were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3296009, 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_Ta6Fe6Ge
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.87523057
_cell_length_b   4.87523042
_cell_length_c   9.50098476
_cell_angle_alpha   75.13368733
_cell_angle_beta   75.13368999
_cell_angle_gamma   59.99998783
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ta6Fe6Ge
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ta6 Fe6 Ge1'
_cell_volume   186.78515764
_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
  Ta  Ta0  1  0.83224113  0.83224113  0.50327661  1.0
  Ta  Ta1  1  0.16775887  0.16775887  0.49672339  1.0
  Ta  Ta2  1  0.65094226  0.65094226  0.04717422  1.0
  Ta  Ta3  1  0.34905774  0.34905774  0.95282578  1.0
  Ta  Ta4  1  0.54814246  0.54814246  0.35557161  1.0
  Ta  Ta5  1  0.45185754  0.45185754  0.64442839  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.90651926  0.90651926  0.77331530  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.41364517  0.90651926  0.77331530  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.90651926  0.41364517  0.77331530  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.09348074  0.09348074  0.22668470  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.58635483  0.09348074  0.22668470  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.09348074  0.58635483  0.22668470  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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