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MP-ID: mp-643092 · Space group: Immm (#71)

Basic Information

Formula
U(GaFe)6
MP-ID
mp-643092
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.8434
g/cm³
Volume
186.16
ų
Cell a
6.6023
Å
Cell b
6.6023
Å
Cell c
6.6023
Å
α Angle
135.69
°
β Angle
99.09
°
γ Angle
97.27
°
Space Group
Immm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oI
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
14.49 6.1138 31.6 (0,1,-1)
20.35 4.3633 4.0 (1,1,-1)
20.54 4.3251 14.3 (1,0,-1)
20.63 4.3054 17.5 (1,-1,0)
20.73 4.2839 4.8 (1,-1,1)
29.14 3.0646 38.1 (2,0,-1)
29.21 3.0569 6.9 (0,2,-2)
29.34 3.0436 19.1 (2,-1,0)
32.51 2.7545 11.0 (1,2,-2)
33.00 2.7143 27.4 (1,-2,2)
35.75 2.5118 70.0 (2,1,-2)
36.07 2.4899 38.9 (1,-1,-1)
36.26 2.4774 43.6 (2,-2,1)
39.06 2.3060 6.2 (2,-1,-1)
41.39 2.1817 36.8 (2,2,-2)
41.68 2.1668 100.0 (3,0,-1)
41.77 2.1625 54.2 (2,0,-2)
41.93 2.1544 80.5 (1,-3,2)
41.97 2.1527 56.8 (2,-2,0)
42.19 2.1420 48.3 (2,-2,2)
44.46 2.0379 17.7 (0,3,-3)
46.73 1.9441 7.8 (1,3,-3)
47.07 1.9305 27.1 (3,-1,-1)
47.27 1.9228 2.9 (1,-3,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.22730
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.40270
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-18.2862
eV/atom
Volume/atom
14.32
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
11.6713
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
7
Magnetization/Volume
0.062690
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ga · 0.462
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
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
1.4451
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.424%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1176
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
5.680
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-643092
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of U(GaFe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-643092, 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_U(GaFe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.60228362
_cell_length_b   6.60228362
_cell_length_c   6.60228362
_cell_angle_alpha   135.68908119
_cell_angle_beta   99.08918081
_cell_angle_gamma   97.26558303
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   U(GaFe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'U1 Ga6 Fe6'
_cell_volume   186.16401506
_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  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.35059933  0.35059933  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.19913207  0.69913207  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.65927449  -0.00000000  0.65927449  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.80086793  0.30086793  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.64940067  0.64940067  -0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.34072551  0.00000000  0.34072551  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.76915243  0.50000000  0.26915243  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.23084757  0.50000000  0.73084757  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
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