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MP-ID: mp-866025 · Space group: C2/m (#12)

Basic Information

Formula
CsCr5Te8
MP-ID
mp-866025
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
5.9372
g/cm³
Volume
395.39
ų
Cell a
10.5294
Å
Cell b
10.5294
Å
Cell c
9.8145
Å
α Angle
75.81
°
β Angle
75.81
°
γ Angle
22.04
°
Space Group
C2/m
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
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
8.84 10.0076 5.3 (1,1,0)
9.31 9.5034 12.5 (0,0,1)
11.12 7.9545 6.8 (1,1,1)
17.73 5.0038 1.1 (2,2,0)
17.85 4.9687 5.3 (2,2,1)
18.67 4.7517 4.2 (0,0,2)
22.35 3.9773 1.5 (2,2,2)
22.63 3.9290 1.1 (1,1,-2)
24.85 3.5828 1.1 (1,0,-1)
25.85 3.4467 8.1 (2,1,0)
26.00 3.4264 5.9 (3,3,1)
26.34 3.3832 1.9 (2,1,1)
26.72 3.3359 1.4 (3,3,0)
28.17 3.1678 37.5 (0,0,3)
28.60 3.1214 45.2 (3,3,2)
28.67 3.1140 100.0 (2,1,-1)
30.00 2.9787 77.8 (2,1,2)
30.14 2.9650 1.3 (1,0,-2)
30.54 2.9274 34.5 (3,3,-1)
33.81 2.6515 9.8 (3,3,3)
34.05 2.6332 16.7 (2,1,-2)
34.54 2.5966 1.0 (3,2,-1)
35.94 2.4985 22.1 (2,1,3)
36.58 2.4568 12.8 (3,3,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.56858
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.87713
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-22.2904
eV/atom
Volume/atom
28.24
ų
c/a Ratio
0.9321

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
15.0003
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
11
Magnetization/Volume
0.037940
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Te · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8760
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.2831
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.0000
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
22.582%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3590
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.000
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7974
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-866025
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CsCr5Te8 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-866025, 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_CsCr5Te8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.52943575
_cell_length_b   10.52943575
_cell_length_c   9.81450512
_cell_angle_alpha   75.80667225
_cell_angle_beta   75.80667225
_cell_angle_gamma   22.04043881
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CsCr5Te8
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cs1 Cr5 Te8'
_cell_volume   395.38537936
_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
  Cs  Cs0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.66010994  0.66010994  0.01498565  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.33989006  0.33989006  0.98501435  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.70417593  0.70417593  0.66887627  1.0
  Cr  Cr4  1  0.29582407  0.29582407  0.33112373  1.0
  Cr  Cr5  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.76081408  0.76081408  0.15763664  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.23918592  0.23918592  0.84236336  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.42585347  0.42585347  0.15483853  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.57414653  0.57414653  0.84516147  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.91109411  0.91109411  0.83334497  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.08890589  0.08890589  0.16665503  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.82794041  0.82794041  0.49081087  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.17205959  0.17205959  0.50918913  1.0
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