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MP-ID: mp-642304 · Space group: Im-3 (#204)

Basic Information

Formula
Ba(Ge3Pt)4
MP-ID
mp-642304
Elements
3
Sites
17
Density
8.9536
g/cm³
Volume
331.85
ų
Cell a
7.5542
Å
Cell b
7.5542
Å
Cell c
7.5542
Å
α Angle
109.47
°
β Angle
109.47
°
γ Angle
109.47
°
Space Group
Im-3
Point Group
m-3
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cI
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.6802

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
20.36 4.3614 41.7 (1,-1,1)
20.36 4.3614 20.8 (1,1,-1)
25.01 3.5611 1.3 (2,-1,-1)
28.95 3.0840 100.0 (2,0,-2)
28.95 3.0840 20.0 (0,2,0)
32.46 2.7584 65.4 (2,-1,-2)
32.46 2.7584 32.7 (2,1,-2)
35.66 2.5181 26.4 (3,-1,-1)
38.62 2.3313 34.9 (3,-1,-2)
38.62 2.3313 6.3 (0,3,-1)
41.41 2.1807 13.3 (2,-2,2)
41.41 2.1807 6.7 (2,2,-2)
44.04 2.0560 1.0 (3,0,-3)
46.56 1.9505 23.0 (3,-3,1)
46.56 1.9505 72.9 (3,1,-1)
48.98 1.8597 1.9 (2,1,1)
51.31 1.7806 50.2 (4,-2,-2)
51.31 1.7806 50.2 (2,2,0)
53.57 1.7107 36.9 (3,-2,-3)
53.57 1.7107 4.7 (3,1,0)
57.90 1.5926 2.2 (4,-2,-3)
57.90 1.5926 1.1 (3,2,-4)
59.99 1.5420 3.5 (4,-4,0)
59.99 1.5420 6.9 (4,0,-4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.36929
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.17399
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-23.8310
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.52
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ge · 0.706
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.294
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7530
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.2602
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.4985
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
15.859%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3016
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.294
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.824
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6854
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-642304
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ba(Ge3Pt)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-642304, 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_Ba(Ge3Pt)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.55422163
_cell_length_b   7.55422157
_cell_length_c   7.55422166
_cell_angle_alpha   109.47121536
_cell_angle_beta   109.47121527
_cell_angle_gamma   109.47123391
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ba(Ge3Pt)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Ge12 Pt4'
_cell_volume   331.85415545
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.64317189  0.84757181  0.49074270  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.79559908  0.64317189  0.15242819  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.15242819  0.50925730  0.35682811  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.64317189  0.15242819  0.79559908  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.50925730  0.35682811  0.15242819  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.15242819  0.79559908  0.64317189  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.35682811  0.15242819  0.50925730  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.84757181  0.20439992  0.35682811  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.35682811  0.84757181  0.20439992  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.20439992  0.35682811  0.84757181  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.49074270  0.64317189  0.84757181  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.84757181  0.49074270  0.64317189  1.0
  Pt  Pt13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt14  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt15  1  -0.00000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt16  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
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