Mn5Ge2

Traditional Materials TRA

MP-ID: mp-632686 · Space group: Ibam (#72)

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Basic Information

Formula

Mn5Ge2

MP-ID

mp-632686

Elements

Sites

Density

7.6706

g/cm³

Volume

181.83

Å³

Cell a

6.9887

Cell b

6.9887

Cell c

6.9887

α Angle

135.37

β Angle

129.39

γ Angle

69.75

Space Group

Ibam

Point Group

mmm

Crystal System

Orthorhombic

Bravais Lattice

Stability

Packing Fraction

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern

Target / Radiation

X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å

Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)

2θ	d (Å)	I	hkl
15.45	5.7336	1.2	(1,1,-1)
16.73	5.2988	5.9	(0,1,-1)
27.33	3.2629	7.2	(2,0,-1)
27.71	3.2199	5.6	(1,2,-2)
29.91	2.9875	4.6	(1,-1,1)
31.20	2.8668	8.2	(2,2,-2)
33.77	2.6539	6.5	(1,-1,-1)
33.83	2.6494	11.2	(0,2,-2)
37.34	2.4084	9.2	(2,0,-2)
37.92	2.3729	27.8	(2,-1,-1)
42.21	2.1411	23.3	(2,3,-3)
43.76	2.0685	100.0	(1,3,-3)
45.73	1.9841	98.8	(2,-2,0)
46.27	1.9623	22.2	(1,-2,2)
46.64	1.9475	93.6	(3,1,-3)
47.58	1.9112	5.1	(3,3,-3)
51.54	1.7733	1.0	(1,-3,2)
51.76	1.7663	2.2	(0,3,-3)
53.19	1.7219	2.1	(3,3,-4)
55.11	1.6664	2.8	(4,1,-3)
56.40	1.6315	3.5	(4,0,-2)
56.58	1.6267	1.2	(3,-1,-2)
57.22	1.6100	1.6	(2,4,-4)
58.50	1.5778	1.8	(2,-3,1)

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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom

-0.00272

eV/atom

Energy/atom

-7.86788

eV/atom

Energy above Hull

0.0814

eV/atom

Uncorrected Energy

-7.8679

eV/atom

Volume/atom

12.99

Å³

c/a Ratio

1.0000

Electronic Properties

Metallic

Metal

Band Gap

Direct Gap

CBM

N/A

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic

Yes

Total Mag. Moment

18.3669

μB

Mag. Ordering

Mag. Sites

Magnetization/Volume

0.101010

μB/Å³

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)

Composition Info

Major / Matrix Element

Mn · 0.714

Element Family

N/A

Solute Fraction

0.286

Interstitial Fraction

0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar

Rating & Classification

Tier

Score

0.833

Family

Binary Alloy

Matrix Element

Mn · 0.714

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (5)

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page

https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-632686

Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mn5Ge2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-632686, 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

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Raw CIF Data

# generated using pymatgen
data_Mn5Ge2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.98873169
_cell_length_b   6.98873169
_cell_length_c   6.98873169
_cell_angle_alpha   135.36581716
_cell_angle_beta   129.38589767
_cell_angle_gamma   69.74815231
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mn5Ge2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn10 Ge4'
_cell_volume   181.83123541
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.23047500  0.48047500  0.25000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.39543000  0.10916800  0.28626200  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.23047500  0.98047500  0.75000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.76952500  0.01952500  0.25000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.00000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.82290600  0.60916800  0.21373800  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.17709400  0.39083200  0.78626200  1.0
  Mn  Mn7  1  0.60457000  0.89083200  0.71373800  1.0
  Mn  Mn8  1  0.00000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn9  1  0.76952500  0.51952500  0.75000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.83041700  0.11641000  0.71400800  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.40240200  0.61641000  0.78599200  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.16958300  0.88359000  0.28599200  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.59759800  0.38359000  0.21400800  1.0

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