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MP-ID: mp-642477 · Space group: Im-3m (#229)

Basic Information

Formula
U4Ga12Fe
MP-ID
mp-642477
Elements
3
Sites
17
Density
9.7681
g/cm³
Volume
313.58
ų
Cell a
7.4130
Å
Cell b
7.4130
Å
Cell c
7.4130
Å
α Angle
109.47
°
β Angle
109.47
°
γ Angle
109.47
°
Space Group
Im-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cI
Stability
No
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 19)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
20.75 4.2799 29.6 (1,1,-1)
29.52 3.0263 43.9 (2,0,0)
33.09 2.7068 1.8 (2,1,-1)
36.36 2.4710 100.0 (1,1,1)
39.39 2.2877 2.8 (2,1,0)
42.23 2.1399 55.9 (2,2,-2)
44.93 2.0176 1.7 (3,0,0)
47.50 1.9140 18.0 (3,1,-1)
49.98 1.8249 2.5 (2,1,1)
52.36 1.7473 16.3 (2,2,0)
61.26 1.5132 35.1 (4,0,0)
65.42 1.4266 9.9 (3,1,1)
69.45 1.3534 10.8 (4,2,-2)
73.37 1.2904 35.3 (3,3,-1)
75.30 1.2621 1.1 (4,2,-1)
77.21 1.2355 11.4 (2,2,2)
81.00 1.1870 3.4 (5,1,-1)
82.88 1.1648 2.0 (3,3,0)
84.75 1.1438 12.0 (4,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.23576
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.52828
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0060
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.5283
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.45
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
8.1779
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
5
Magnetization/Volume
0.026080
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ga · 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
3.6807
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.085%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1831
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.385
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
1.107
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-642477
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of U4Ga12Fe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-642477, 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_U4Ga12Fe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.41295056
_cell_length_b   7.41295056
_cell_length_c   7.41295056
_cell_angle_alpha   109.47122063
_cell_angle_beta   109.47122063
_cell_angle_gamma   109.47122063
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   U4Ga12Fe
_chemical_formula_sum   'U4 Ga12 Fe1'
_cell_volume   313.58221236
_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
  U  U0  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  U  U2  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  U  U3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.25000000  0.50000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.28409400  0.28409400  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.71590600  0.71590600  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.00000000  0.71590600  0.71590600  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.50000000  0.75000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.00000000  0.28409400  0.28409400  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.75000000  0.25000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.75000000  0.50000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.28409400  0.00000000  0.28409400  1.0
  Ga  Ga14  1  0.50000000  0.25000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.71590600  0.00000000  0.71590600  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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