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MP-ID: mp-640047 · Space group: Pnma (#62)

Basic Information

Formula
Mn2GeSe4
MP-ID
mp-640047
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
4.9707
g/cm³
Volume
665.93
ų
Cell a
6.3445
Å
Cell b
7.8099
Å
Cell c
13.4395
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pnma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
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
13.18 6.7198 3.8 (0,0,2)
17.41 5.0938 20.4 (0,1,2)
18.01 4.9244 9.6 (1,1,0)
19.20 4.6238 5.9 (1,1,1)
19.24 4.6132 3.8 (1,0,2)
22.38 3.9720 3.1 (1,1,2)
22.77 3.9050 5.5 (0,2,0)
24.32 3.6595 8.6 (1,0,3)
26.40 3.3763 8.8 (0,2,2)
26.53 3.3599 4.6 (0,0,4)
26.91 3.3138 25.0 (1,1,3)
27.63 3.2282 25.8 (1,2,1)
28.13 3.1723 14.9 (2,0,0)
28.92 3.0874 2.2 (2,0,1)
28.93 3.0864 2.9 (0,1,4)
29.98 2.9805 100.0 (1,2,2)
30.10 2.9692 53.4 (1,0,4)
31.15 2.8712 11.6 (2,1,1)
33.56 2.6702 1.5 (1,2,3)
34.65 2.5889 5.6 (2,0,3)
35.24 2.5469 1.5 (0,2,4)
36.30 2.4750 3.0 (1,0,5)
37.12 2.4219 3.4 (2,2,1)
38.07 2.3636 1.2 (1,2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.60020
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.87602
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.0488
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.78
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1183

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
39.9990
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
8
Magnetization/Volume
0.060060
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Se · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
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
10.1453
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
4.708%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4424
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.857
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-0.697
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-640047
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mn2GeSe4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-640047, 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_Mn2GeSe4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.34450408
_cell_length_b   7.80991998
_cell_length_c   13.43952943
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mn2GeSe4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn8 Ge4 Se16'
_cell_volume   665.92961297
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.50128665  0.25000000  0.76704998  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  -0.00128665  0.25000000  0.26704998  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.00128665  0.75000000  0.73295002  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.49871335  0.75000000  0.23295002  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn6  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn7  1  -0.00000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.41173506  0.25000000  0.08750772  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.91173506  0.75000000  0.41249228  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.08826494  0.25000000  0.58750772  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.58826494  0.75000000  0.91249228  1.0
  Se  Se12  1  0.75321821  -0.01384259  0.83202056  1.0
  Se  Se13  1  0.75159232  0.75000000  0.57279019  1.0
  Se  Se14  1  0.78085939  0.25000000  0.09221547  1.0
  Se  Se15  1  0.74678179  0.51384259  0.33202056  1.0
  Se  Se16  1  0.28085939  0.75000000  0.40778453  1.0
  Se  Se17  1  0.74678179  -0.01384259  0.33202056  1.0
  Se  Se18  1  0.74840768  0.75000000  0.07279019  1.0
  Se  Se19  1  0.71914061  0.25000000  0.59221547  1.0
  Se  Se20  1  0.25159232  0.25000000  0.92720981  1.0
  Se  Se21  1  0.21914061  0.75000000  0.90778453  1.0
  Se  Se22  1  0.24840768  0.25000000  0.42720981  1.0
  Se  Se23  1  0.24678179  0.48615741  0.16797944  1.0
  Se  Se24  1  0.24678179  0.01384259  0.16797944  1.0
  Se  Se25  1  0.75321821  0.51384259  0.83202056  1.0
  Se  Se26  1  0.25321821  0.48615741  0.66797944  1.0
  Se  Se27  1  0.25321821  0.01384259  0.66797944  1.0
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