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MP-ID: mp-9357 · Space group: Immm (#71)

Basic Information

Formula
Th(CrB3)2
MP-ID
mp-9357
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
7.8353
g/cm³
Volume
84.96
ų
Cell a
3.1094
Å
Cell b
5.5265
Å
Cell c
5.5265
Å
α Angle
72.71
°
β Angle
73.66
°
γ Angle
73.66
°
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
17.21 5.1524 100.0 (0,1,0)
21.30 4.1706 43.5 (0,1,1)
27.22 3.2759 71.7 (0,1,-1)
30.69 2.9135 40.2 (1,0,0)
30.69 2.9135 40.2 (1,1,1)
31.86 2.8091 18.0 (1,1,0)
34.83 2.5762 37.3 (0,2,0)
35.06 2.5595 88.8 (0,2,1)
38.65 2.3299 48.3 (1,0,-1)
38.65 2.3299 48.3 (1,2,1)
41.48 2.1771 47.9 (1,1,-1)
41.48 2.1771 47.9 (1,-1,1)
42.80 2.1127 16.2 (0,2,-1)
43.39 2.0853 6.7 (0,2,2)
43.67 2.0726 4.1 (1,-1,-1)
43.67 2.0726 4.1 (1,2,2)
51.11 1.7871 1.6 (1,2,-1)
51.11 1.7871 1.6 (1,-1,2)
51.98 1.7591 5.7 (0,3,1)
52.23 1.7515 4.8 (1,0,-2)
52.23 1.7515 1.6 (1,1,3)
53.34 1.7175 14.3 (0,3,0)
53.34 1.7175 14.3 (0,0,3)
54.83 1.6744 23.1 (1,-1,-2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.55004
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-16.96116
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-16.9612
eV/atom
Volume/atom
9.44
ų
c/a Ratio
1.7774

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
B · 0.667
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.667
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8487
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.0560
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5443
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
27.366%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2553
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.556
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-29.630
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7725
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9357
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Th(CrB3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9357, 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_Th(CrB3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.10936544
_cell_length_b   5.52650597
_cell_length_c   5.52650511
_cell_angle_alpha   72.70564675
_cell_angle_beta   73.66138563
_cell_angle_gamma   73.66136933
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Th(CrB3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Th1 Cr2 B6'
_cell_volume   84.96242868
_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
  Th  Th0  1  -0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.84564553  0.65435447  0.65435447  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.15435447  0.34564553  0.34564553  1.0
  B  B3  1  0.69652106  0.53957396  0.06738393  1.0
  B  B4  1  0.30347894  0.46042604  0.93261607  1.0
  B  B5  1  0.30347894  0.93261607  0.46042604  1.0
  B  B6  1  0.50000000  0.35925848  0.64074152  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.50000000  0.64074152  0.35925848  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.69652106  0.06738393  0.53957396  1.0
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