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ThGeO4

Elasticity Data ELA

MP-ID: mp-9756 · Space group: I4_1/a (#88)

Basic Information

Formula
ThGeO4
MP-ID
mp-9756
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.0438
g/cm³
Volume
152.22
ų
Cell a
5.1392
Å
Cell b
5.1392
Å
Cell c
6.8133
Å
α Angle
112.16
°
β Angle
112.16
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
I4_1/a
Point Group
4/m
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
18.91 4.6938 40.0 (1,0,-1)
29.02 3.0773 11.4 (1,0,-2)
29.05 3.0739 33.3 (1,-1,1)
29.05 3.0739 100.0 (1,-1,-1)
31.03 2.8816 23.3 (0,0,2)
34.92 2.5696 15.1 (2,0,-1)
34.92 2.5696 15.1 (0,2,-1)
39.93 2.2579 1.1 (1,-1,2)
40.00 2.2540 7.3 (2,-1,0)
40.00 2.2540 9.4 (1,-2,0)
43.00 2.1034 2.0 (0,1,-3)
43.00 2.1034 6.0 (1,0,-3)
46.02 1.9724 1.1 (2,-1,1)
46.02 1.9724 10.4 (2,-1,-2)
46.02 1.9724 1.1 (1,2,0)
47.40 1.9179 29.5 (2,0,-3)
47.40 1.9179 9.8 (0,2,1)
50.21 1.8170 8.4 (2,-2,0)
50.21 1.8170 8.4 (2,2,-2)
53.99 1.6984 6.1 (1,-1,3)
53.99 1.6984 18.4 (1,1,-4)
54.13 1.6945 1.7 (3,0,-2)
54.13 1.6945 1.7 (0,3,-2)
56.54 1.6276 2.0 (2,-1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-3.23339
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.53818
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0288
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-8.0802
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.68
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3258

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Non-metal
Band Gap
3.966
eV
Direct Gap
Yes
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

KVRH
172.653
GPa
GVRH
65.809
GPa
Young's Modulus E
175.171
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.331
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.624
Vickers Hardness Est.
4.493
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.368
Lame λ
128.780
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.667
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.3680
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3310
Debye Temperature
703.6
K
Sound Velocity
3,207.7
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3310

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9756
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of ThGeO4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9756, 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_ThGeO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.13922484
_cell_length_b   5.13922400
_cell_length_c   6.81330995
_cell_angle_alpha   112.15700946
_cell_angle_beta   112.15700526
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00001234
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   ThGeO4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Th2 Ge2 O8'
_cell_volume   152.21755841
_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
  Th  Th0  1  0.37500000  0.12500000  0.75000000  1.0
  Th  Th1  1  0.62500000  0.87500000  0.25000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.87500000  0.62500000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.12500000  0.37500000  0.25000000  1.0
  O  O4  1  0.94592765  0.29114100  0.59214057  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.30099857  0.44592765  0.09214057  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.79114100  0.14621292  0.09214057  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.64621292  0.80099857  0.59214057  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.35378708  0.19900143  0.40785943  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.20885900  0.85378708  0.90785943  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.69900143  0.55407235  0.90785943  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.05407235  0.70885900  0.40785943  1.0
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