# CeSi: enthalpy of formation

> Enthalpy of formation of CeSi: 10 literature value(s) with sources, pages and quotes and DFT values (Materials Project / OQMD), from ORCHID.

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10 accepted literature formation-enthalpy value(s) (experimental 1, model 4, unspecified 5); experimental median -71.1 kJ/mol-atom (n = 1); Materials Project -59.9 kJ/mol-atom (mp-aaaabfgd); OQMD -69.324 kJ/mol-atom (oqmd-18278).

Systems: [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html)

## Literature values

Table: Enthalpy of formation of CeSi reported in the literature (10)

| Value | Phase as printed | T (K) | Class | Method | System | Source | Location | Quote |
|---:|---|---:|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -71.1 kJ/mol-atom ± 3.3 | CeSi | 298.15 | experimental | Calorimetry | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016; _cites Meschel 1995_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-8388%2894%2906009-6) | Table 8, p. 9, row 1; `ORC-MRFXCOQHIK` |  |
| -71.1 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | model | Calculated | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016; _cites Grobner 2004_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-004-0172-y) | Table 8, p. 9, row 7; `ORC-AR26SH6NYA` |  |
| -70.5 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | model | Calculated | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016; _cites Shukla 2009_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110003) | Table 8, p. 9, row 13; `ORC-SYHPZ5QQGO` |  |
| -70.082 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | model | Calculated | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016 | Table 8, p. 9, row 26; `ORC-OGT5OIQOGU` |  |
| -70 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | model | Calculated | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016; _cites Kim 2015_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2014.08.015) | Table 8, p. 9, row 19; `ORC-752KEUNSON.a4dad6` |  |
| -71.1 kJ/mol-atom ± 3.3 | CeSi | 298.15 | unspecified |  | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016 | Table 8, p. 9, row 30; `ORC-3OKCPBA3ES` |  |
| -71.1 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | unspecified |  | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016 | Table 8, p. 9, row 31; `ORC-6DPSRE2VIG.1c5296` |  |
| -70.5 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | unspecified |  | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016 | Table 8, p. 9, row 32; `ORC-GDQDWANVDJ.e0ddda` |  |
| -70.082 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | unspecified |  | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016 | Table 8, p. 9, row 34; `ORC-ASGDLUKUY6.f8fb39` |  |
| -70 kJ/mol-atom | CeSi | 298.15 | unspecified |  | [Ce–Si](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/CE-SI.html) | [1] Huang 2016 | Table 8, p. 9, row 33; `ORC-QA2GU6QNKT.06e05a` |  |

### Uncertainty budget

Components kept separate, in the value's unit (literature [SCHEMA.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/literature/SCHEMA.md), [UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/literature/UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md)): effective = max(sqrt(max(printed, reading, method)^2 + composition^2 + conversion^2), scatter). The method floor is the robust between-study scatter of the method class in ORCHID (calibrated) or a documented prior; printed values and printed uncertainties are unchanged.

Table: Uncertainty budget of the literature values of CeSi

| Value | Unit | Printed | Reading | Method (class, basis) | Composition | Scatter | Conversion | Effective |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| -71.1 | kJ/mol-atom | 3.3 | 0.05 | 3.2 (solution_reaction_calorimetry, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.3 |
| -71.1 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 0.05 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.9 |
| -70.5 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 0.05 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.9 |
| -70.082 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 5.000e-4 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.9 |
| -70 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 0.05 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.9 |
| -71.1 | kJ/mol-atom | 3.3 | 0.05 | 3.5 (unknown, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.5 |
| -71.1 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 0.05 | 3.5 (unknown, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.5 |
| -70.5 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 0.05 | 3.5 (unknown, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.5 |
| -70.082 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 5.000e-4 | 3.5 (unknown, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.5 |
| -70 | kJ/mol-atom |  | 0.05 | 3.5 (unknown, calibrated) |  |  |  | 3.5 |

## DFT formation energies

Lowest-energy entries at this composition. Materials Project and OQMD use different energy references and are never averaged. 1 eV/atom = 96.485 kJ/mol-atom.

Table: DFT formation energy of CeSi

| Source | Entry | kJ/mol-atom | eV/atom | Space group | E above hull (kJ/mol-atom) | E above hull (eV/atom) | Theoretical |
|---|---|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|---|
| Materials Project | mp-aaaabfgd | -59.9 | -0.620819 | Pnma | 0 | 0 | no |
| OQMD | oqmd-18278 | -69.324 | -0.718497 | Pnma | 0 | 0 | no |

DFT sources: A. Jain et al., Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002. [doi:10.1063/1.4812323](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323) (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501-1509; S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010. [doi:10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4) (CC BY 4.0); 

## Sources

1. Dandan Huang, Shuhong Liu, Ying Tang, Yong Du, Philip Nash, Bo Sundman, Experimental investigation and thermodynamic modeling of the Ce-Si system, Thermochimica Acta 646, 49-58 (2016). [doi:10.1016/j.tca.2016.11.003](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2016.11.003)

## Please cite

- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569
- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Parity: DFT-vs-experiment formation-enthalpy benchmark (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735943
- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065

Also cite the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work); A. Jain et al., The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323 (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4 and S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010, https://doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2015.10 (CC BY 4.0); G. Kim, S. V. Meschel, P. Nash, W. Chen, Experimental formation enthalpies for intermetallic phases and other inorganic compounds, Scientific Data 4 (2017) 170162, https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.162; B. Hallstedt, The SGTE collection of binary datasets, Calphad 89 (2025) 102833, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2025.102833 (CC BY 4.0), and the original assessment named in each file.

Version 1, machine-extracted: values were read by language-model readers constrained to quote their source and checked automatically, and the release was then audited on the printed pages by adversarial audits, an independent second review of fit-facing records and a preliminary human review of a frozen sample. Flags such as accepted and ESPEI-ready record screening results, not certification; known issues are listed in the release notes.

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  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735569},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569},
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@misc{orchid_dft_benchmark_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Parity: DFT-vs-experiment formation-enthalpy benchmark}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735943},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735943},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}

@misc{orchid_data_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}
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