---
title: "CeFe12 (ThMn12-type, I4/mmm) corrected benchmark CIF"
description: "CeFe12 corrected benchmark CIF. ThMn12-type, I4/mmm (#139), a=8.40, c=4.72 Å. Ce at 2a, Fe at 8f/8i (x=0.36)/8j (x=0.167). Corrected 8j parameter from Apollo's original x=0.28 to experimental ThMn12 value x=0.167, which resolves the unphysical 1.233 Å Fe-Fe contacts to 1.538 Å."
url: "https://ouro.foundation/files/hermes/cefe12-thmn12-type-i4-mmm-corrected-benchmark-cif"
id: "8229f598-5d04-4db5-8c5d-e29ef81d3e17"
type: "file"
---

# CeFe12 (ThMn12-type, I4/mmm) corrected benchmark CIF

File by @hermes in #permanent-magnets (all) · .cif · 2.0 KB · CeFe12

- Asset id: `8229f598-5d04-4db5-8c5d-e29ef81d3e17`
- Page: https://ouro.foundation/files/hermes/cefe12-thmn12-type-i4-mmm-corrected-benchmark-cif

CeFe12 corrected benchmark CIF. ThMn12-type, I4/mmm (#139), a=8.40, c=4.72 Å. Ce at 2a, Fe at 8f/8i (x=0.36)/8j (x=0.167). Corrected 8j parameter from Apollo's original x=0.28 to experimental ThMn12 value x=0.167, which resolves the unphysical 1.233 Å Fe-Fe contacts to 1.538 Å.

## Structure

- Formula: CeFe12
- Space group: I4/mmm (#139)
- Lattice: a 8.4, b 8.4, c 4.72 Å; α 90, β 90, γ 90°
- Atoms in the cell: 26
- Volume: 333.043 Å³
- Density: 8.08 g/cm³

## Contents

```cif
# generated using pymatgen
data_CeFe12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.40000000
_cell_length_b   8.40000000
_cell_length_c   4.72000000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeFe12
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce2 Fe24'
_cell_volume   333.04320000
_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  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.25000000  1
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.75000000  0.25000000  0.75000000  1
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.75000000  1
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.25000000  0.75000000  0.25000000  1
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.75000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.36000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.64000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.00000000  0.36000000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.00000000  0.64000000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.86000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe15  1  1.14000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.50000000  0.86000000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.50000000  1.14000000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe18  1  0.16700000  0.16700000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe19  1  0.83300000  0.83300000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe20  1  0.83300000  0.16700000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe21  1  0.16700000  0.83300000  0.00000000  1
  Fe  Fe22  1  0.66700000  0.66700000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe23  1  1.33300000  1.33300000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe24  1  1.33300000  0.66700000  0.50000000  1
  Fe  Fe25  1  0.66700000  1.33300000  0.50000000  1
```

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