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MP-ID: mp-9600 · Space group: I4_1/amd (#141)

Basic Information

Formula
Cu2GeO4
MP-ID
mp-9600
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
5.3571
g/cm³
Volume
163.50
ų
Cell a
6.5521
Å
Cell b
6.5521
Å
Cell c
6.5521
Å
α Angle
129.45
°
β Angle
129.45
°
γ Angle
74.29
°
Space Group
I4_1/amd
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
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
17.99 4.9321 2.9 (1,0,-1)
28.30 3.1536 31.8 (2,0,-1)
30.23 2.9562 100.0 (2,1,-2)
31.99 2.7975 12.3 (1,-1,1)
34.34 2.6114 11.9 (2,2,-2)
36.43 2.4660 17.7 (2,0,-2)
36.94 2.4333 75.8 (2,-1,-1)
44.59 2.0319 2.6 (3,0,-2)
45.87 1.9781 11.5 (2,-2,0)
46.39 1.9572 15.3 (3,2,-3)
47.64 1.9090 7.8 (3,1,-3)
54.78 1.6758 10.7 (3,-1,-2)
55.93 1.6440 14.0 (3,0,-3)
57.87 1.5935 4.8 (3,3,-4)
58.54 1.5768 46.7 (4,0,-2)
60.30 1.5349 20.1 (3,-2,-1)
62.87 1.4781 6.6 (4,2,-4)
66.89 1.3987 16.2 (2,-2,2)
67.30 1.3913 4.5 (4,1,-4)
72.37 1.3057 4.6 (4,4,-4)
73.96 1.2816 14.2 (4,3,-5)
74.16 1.2786 2.3 (4,-2,-1)
75.14 1.2644 12.0 (4,-1,-3)
76.08 1.2511 1.9 (3,-3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.35581
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.01485
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1072
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.6223
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.68
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
3.7539
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.022960
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.4024
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
37.389%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.7447
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.959
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9600
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cu2GeO4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9600, 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_Cu2GeO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.55212658
_cell_length_b   6.55212658
_cell_length_c   6.55212658
_cell_angle_alpha   129.45061624
_cell_angle_beta   129.45061624
_cell_angle_gamma   74.28658571
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cu2GeO4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cu4 Ge2 O8'
_cell_volume   163.49562357
_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
  Cu  Cu0  1  0.87500000  0.12500000  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.87500000  0.62500000  0.75000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.87500000  0.12500000  0.25000000  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.37500000  0.12500000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.61139200  0.84831500  0.76307700  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.15168500  0.91476200  0.76307700  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.15168500  0.38860800  0.23692300  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.13860800  0.40168500  0.73692300  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.66476200  0.40168500  0.26307700  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.59831500  0.33523800  0.73692300  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.08523800  0.84831500  0.23692300  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.59831500  0.86139200  0.26307700  1.0
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