---
title: "Gd2Fe17 (mp-1196805, P6_3/mmc)"
description: "Materials Project GGA structure of Gd2Fe17 (hexagonal variant; the rhombohedral R-3m polymorph mp-581734 is 0.3 meV/atom higher in MP). Ferrimagnet, Gd antiparallel to Fe."
url: "https://ouro.foundation/files/mmoderwell/gd2fe17-mp-1196805-p6-3-mmc"
id: "ed5a1a4a-5e33-40b0-a6aa-7cbe884aee05"
type: "file"
---

# Gd2Fe17 (mp-1196805, P6_3/mmc)

File by @mmoderwell in #permanent-magnets (all) · .cif · 2.4 KB · Gd2Fe17

- Asset id: `ed5a1a4a-5e33-40b0-a6aa-7cbe884aee05`
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Materials Project GGA structure of Gd2Fe17 (hexagonal variant; the rhombohedral R-3m polymorph mp-581734 is 0.3 meV/atom higher in MP). Ferrimagnet, Gd antiparallel to Fe.

## Structure

- Formula: Gd2Fe17
- Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)
- Lattice: a 8.5258, b 8.5258, c 8.2798 Å; α 90, β 90, γ 120°
- Atoms in the cell: 38
- Volume: 521.212 Å³
- Density: 8.053 g/cm³

## Contents

```cif
# generated using pymatgen
data_Gd2Fe17
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.525753
_cell_length_b   8.525753
_cell_length_c   8.279772
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000008
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Gd2Fe17
_chemical_formula_sum   'Gd4 Fe34'
_cell_volume   521.212077
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.000000  0.000000  0.250000  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.000000  0.000000  0.750000  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.333333  0.666667  0.750000  1.0
  Gd  Gd3  1  0.666667  0.333333  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.333333  0.666667  0.392266  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.666667  0.333333  0.607734  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.666667  0.333333  0.892266  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.333333  0.666667  0.107734  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.500000  0.500000  0.500000  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.500000  0.000000  0.500000  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.000000  0.500000  0.500000  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.500000  0.500000  0.000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.500000  0.000000  0.000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.000000  0.500000  0.000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.329128  0.367708  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.632292  0.961420  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.038580  0.670872  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.632292  0.670872  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe18  1  0.038580  0.367708  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe19  1  0.329128  0.961420  0.250000  1.0
  Fe  Fe20  1  0.670872  0.632292  0.750000  1.0
  Fe  Fe21  1  0.367708  0.038580  0.750000  1.0
  Fe  Fe22  1  0.961420  0.329128  0.750000  1.0
  Fe  Fe23  1  0.367708  0.329128  0.750000  1.0
  Fe  Fe24  1  0.961420  0.632292  0.750000  1.0
  Fe  Fe25  1  0.670872  0.038580  0.750000  1.0
  Fe  Fe26  1  0.165885  0.834115  0.513214  1.0
  Fe  Fe27  1  0.165885  0.331769  0.513214  1.0
  Fe  Fe28  1  0.668231  0.834115  0.513214  1.0
  Fe  Fe29  1  0.834115  0.165885  0.486786  1.0
  Fe  Fe30  1  0.834115  0.668231  0.486786  1.0
  Fe  Fe31  1  0.331769  0.165885  0.486786  1.0
  Fe  Fe32  1  0.834115  0.165885  0.013214  1.0
  Fe  Fe33  1  0.834115  0.668231  0.013214  1.0
  Fe  Fe34  1  0.331769  0.165885  0.013214  1.0
  Fe  Fe35  1  0.165885  0.834115  0.986786  1.0
  Fe  Fe36  1  0.165885  0.331769  0.986786  1.0
  Fe  Fe37  1  0.668231  0.834115  0.986786  1.0
```

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