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MP-ID: mp-64 · Space group: Cmcm (#63)

Basic Information

Formula
Ce
MP-ID
mp-64
Elements
1
Sites
2
Density
9.1672
g/cm³
Volume
50.76
ų
Cell a
3.4650
Å
Cell b
3.4650
Å
Cell c
5.2210
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
125.92
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
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
28.93 3.0863 10.2 (1,-1,0)
31.89 2.8059 88.9 (1,0,0)
33.74 2.6568 100.0 (1,-1,1)
34.35 2.6105 54.1 (0,0,2)
36.35 2.4716 60.6 (1,0,1)
45.51 1.9931 5.9 (1,-1,2)
47.58 1.9113 58.2 (1,0,2)
53.17 1.7227 2.0 (2,-1,0)
56.23 1.6359 49.1 (2,-1,1)
58.61 1.5751 11.6 (1,1,0)
59.94 1.5432 6.2 (2,-2,0)
61.13 1.5159 17.9 (1,-1,3)
62.79 1.4799 7.9 (2,-2,1)
62.83 1.4790 12.2 (1,0,3)
64.85 1.4378 2.2 (2,-1,2)
66.66 1.4030 1.9 (2,0,0)
69.36 1.3549 24.5 (2,0,1)
69.73 1.3486 13.7 (1,1,2)
70.95 1.3284 7.5 (2,-2,2)
72.40 1.3053 6.1 (0,0,4)
77.19 1.2358 2.5 (2,0,2)
78.05 1.2243 18.7 (2,-1,3)
79.77 1.2022 1.1 (1,-1,4)
81.30 1.1835 12.1 (1,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03472
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-30.80591
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0347
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-30.8059
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.38
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5068

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.3310
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.006520
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
44.169
GPa
GVRH
32.576
GPa
Young's Modulus E
78.443
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.204
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.356
Vickers Hardness Est.
7.749
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.402
Lame λ
22.452
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ce · 1.000
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.000
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.4020
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.2040
Debye Temperature
210.9
K
Sound Velocity
2,082.0
m/s
Homogeneity
0.2040

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-64
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ce were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-64, 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_Ce
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.46499582
_cell_length_b   3.46499582
_cell_length_c   5.22098210
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   125.92428753
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ce
_chemical_formula_sum   Ce2
_cell_volume   50.76117369
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.90314672  0.09685328  0.75000000  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.09685328  0.90314672  0.25000000  1.0
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