Ce–Ga system

71 accepted literature values from 2 paper(s) (experimental 21, model 50); 2 calculated phase diagram(s). 16 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental21
model50
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction43
phase transition8
formation20

Calculated phase diagrams

Binary phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad 0.11.2 from the SGTE binary collection (Hallstedt 2025, CC BY 4.0). Evidence class: model.

Assessments with a calculated phase diagram
TDB fileAssessmentSHA-256Links
CeGa-13Idb.tdbM. Idbenali, C. Servant, M. Feddaoui, J. Phase Diag. Diffus., 34, 467-73(2013). doi:10.1007/s11669-013-0261-ydbc99ec4eb8fcd0e72aef355968da7bf8572de3f04e8ce5e9a5e752afe76c38fviewer · TDB · JSON
CeGa-19Liu.tdbJ. Liu, F. Li, J. Liu, X. Zhang, T. Ahmad, T. Liang, Monatsh. Chem., 150, 1225-33(2019). doi:10.1007/s00706-019-02420-830f0cb2703063a0c456563dde7307025b88a42be18076d86deaff958c28498caviewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
CeGa-13Idb.tdb1253.2LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.40015) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5) + CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.66667)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb1147.03LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.34465) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb1000BCC_A2 (x(Ga) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.03014)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb929.57CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.75577) + CEGA6_HT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.96048)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb843.6LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.18248) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb759.46FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.1156) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb749.86CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.74567) + CEGA6_LT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + CEGA6_HT (x(Ga) 0.85714)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb749.86CEGA6_LT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + CEGA6_HT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.97297)
CeGa-13Idb.tdb302.46CEGA6_LT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.99735) + ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 (x(Ga) 1)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1232.41LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.415) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5) + CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.66665)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1232.41LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.41501) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5) + CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.66665)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1122.39LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.36226) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1122.39LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.3622) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1122.39LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.36239) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4) + CEGA_B33 (x(Ga) 0.5)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1071.99BCC_A2 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0) + CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.66667)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1000BCC_A2 (x(Ga) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.07679)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb1000FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + BCC_A2 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.07659)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb911.11CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.7684) + CEGA6_HT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.89584)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb830.15LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.21725) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb830.15LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.21722) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb830.15LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.21748) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25) + CE3GA2 (x(Ga) 0.4)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb807.23FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.1726) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb807.23FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.17262) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb807.23FCC_A1 (x(Ga) 0) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.17255) + CE3GA_L12 (x(Ga) 0.25)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb748.26CEGA2_C32 (x(Ga) 0.76579) + CEGA6_LT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + CEGA6_HT (x(Ga) 0.85714)
CeGa-19Liu.tdb748.26CEGA6_HT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + CEGA6_LT (x(Ga) 0.85714) + LIQUID (x(Ga) 0.93374)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull CeGa-13Idb

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Ce–Ga system (43)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1233.15Liq + CeGa2 -> CeGaLiq: Ga 0.421; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa: Ga 0.5experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 11
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1233liq + CeGa2 → CeGaL: Ga 0.421; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa: Ga 0.5model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 15
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1233liq + CeGa2 → CeGaL: Ga 0.415; CeGa2: Ga 0.6667; CeGa: Ga 0.5model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 14
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1231.15Liq + CeGa2 -> CeGaLiq: Ga 0.4086; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa: Ga 0.5model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 12
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1231liq + CeGa2 → CeGaL: Ga 0.4086; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa: Ga 0.5model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 16
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1127.15Liq + CeGa -> Ce3Ga2Liq: Ga 0.3564; CeGa: Ga 0.5; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 10
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1127liq + CeGa → Ce3Ga2L: Ga 0.3564; CeGa: Ga 0.5; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 13
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1123.15Liq + CeGa -> Ce3Ga2Liq: Ga 0.37; CeGa: Ga 0.5; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 9
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1123liq + CeGa → Ce3Ga2L: Ga 0.37; CeGa: Ga 0.5; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 12
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1123liq + CeGa → Ce3Ga2L: Ga 0.3623; CeGa: Ga 0.5; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.6667model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 11
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1000.15Liq + (Ce_HT2) -> (Ce)HT_1Liq: Ga 0.031model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 6
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1000liq. + bcc (Ce) → fcc(Ce)L: Ga 0.0767model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 5
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1000liq. + bcc (Ce) → fcc(Ce)L: Ga 0.031model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 7
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999.15Liq + (Ce_HT2) -> (Ce)HT_1Liq: Ga 0.058experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 5
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999liq. + bcc (Ce) → fcc(Ce)L: Ga 0.058model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 6
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911.35Liq + CeGa2 -> CeGa6_HTLiq: Ga 0.9438; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa6_HT: Ga 0.857143model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 16
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911liq + CeGa2 → β-CeGa6L: Ga 0.9438; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; β-CeGa6: Ga 0.857143model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 24
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910.15Liq + CeGa2 -> CeGa6_HTLiq: Ga 0.956; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa6_HT: Ga 0.857143experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 15
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910liq + CeGa2 → β-CeGa6L: Ga 0.8958; CeGa2: Ga 0.7794; β-CeGa6: Ga 0.8571model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 22
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910liq + CeGa2 → β-CeGa6L: Ga 0.956; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; β-CeGa6: Ga 0.857143model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 23
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837.85Liq + Ce3Ga2 -> Ce3GaLiq: Ga 0.1922; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 8
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837liq + Ce3Ga2 → Ce3GaL: Ga 0.1922; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 10
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830.15Liq + Ce3Ga2 -> Ce3GaLiq: Ga 0.207; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 7
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830liq + Ce3Ga2 → Ce3GaL: Ga 0.207; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 9
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830liq + Ce3Ga2 → Ce3GaL: Ga 0.2172; Ce3Ga2: Ga 0.4; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 8
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807eutectic: liq. → Ce3Ga + fcc (Ce)L: Ga 0.1726; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25; fcc (Ce): Ga 0model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 1
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773eutectic: liq. → Ce3Ga + fcc (Ce)L: Ga 0.6667; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25experimental[2] Liu 2019
cites Yatsenko 1979 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 4
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768.15eutectic: Liq -> Ce3Ga + (Ce)_HT1Liq: Ga 0.18; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 3
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768eutectic: liq. → Ce3Ga + fcc (Ce)L: Ga 0.18; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 2
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755eutectic: liq. → Ce3Ga + fcc (Ce)L: Ga 0.119; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 3
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754.95eutectic: Liq -> Ce3Ga + (Ce)_HT1Liq: Ga 0.119; Ce3Ga: Ga 0.25model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 4
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750.15Liq + CeGa2 -> CeGa6_LTLiq: Ga 0.977; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa6_LT: Ga 0.857143experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 17
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750.05Liq + CeGa2 -> CeGa6_LTLiq: Ga 0.9523; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; CeGa6_LT: Ga 0.857143model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 18
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750liq + CeGa2 → α-CeGa6L: Ga 0.977; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; α-CeGa6: Ga 0.857143model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 26
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750liq + CeGa2 → α-CeGa6L: Ga 0.9523; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667; α-CeGa6: Ga 0.857143model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 27
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748liq + CeGa2 → α-CeGa6L: Ga 0.9337; CeGa2: Ga 0.7778; α-CeGa6: Ga 0.8571model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 25
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334.15(Ce_HT1) + Ce3Ga -> (Ce_RT)experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 1
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334.15(Ce_HT1) + Ce3Ga -> (Ce_RT)model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 2
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303eutectic: liq → α-CeGa6 + orth.(Ga)L: Ga 0.9995; α-CeGa6: Ga 0.857143; orth.(Ga): Ga 1model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 30
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302.95eutectic: Liq -> CeGa6-LT + (Ga)Liq: Ga 0.9995; CeGa6-LT: Ga 0.857143; (Ga): Ga 1model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 20
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302.15eutectic: Liq -> CeGa6-LT + (Ga)Liq: Ga 0.01; CeGa6-LT: Ga 0.857143; (Ga): Ga 1experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 19
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302eutectic: liq → α-CeGa6 + orth.(Ga)L: Ga 1; α-CeGa6: Ga 0.857143; orth.(Ga): Ga 1model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 29
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300eutectic: liq → α-CeGa6 + orth.(Ga)L: Ga 0.9937; α-CeGa6: Ga 0.8571; orth.(Ga): Ga 1model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 28
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Formation enthalpies

Literature values in kJ/mol-atom where the per-atom basis is known. DFT columns: the lowest-energy entry at the same composition (Materials Project 2026.04.13, OQMD v1.8; different energy references, never averaged), from dft_parity.json.

Enthalpies of formation, Ce–Ga system (20)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Ce0.21Ga0.79-51.5 kJ/mol-atom ± 1.4298.15experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites F 1998
Table 4, p. 6, row 8
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Ce0.21Ga0.79-46.1 kJ/mol-atom298.15model[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Chkhikvadze 1977
Table 4, p. 6, row 7
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Ce0.21Ga0.79-36.7 kJ/mol-atom ± 2.9298.15experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites F 1998
Table 4, p. 6, row 6
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Ce3GaCe3Ga-50.727 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-24.233 (mp-aaaabdme)-21.97 (oqmd-17084)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 20
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Ce3Ga2Ce3Ga2-69.036 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-35.389 (mp-aaackyfv)-44.021 (oqmd-1450840)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 19
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Ce3Ga2Ce3Ga2-64.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-35.389 (mp-aaackyfv)-44.021 (oqmd-1450840)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Chkhikvadze 1977
Table 4, p. 6, row 18
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CeGaCeGa-71.1 kJ/mol-atom ± 2.7298.15experimental-45.635 (mp-aaacfyim)-55.036 (oqmd-29083)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites F 1998
Table 4, p. 6, row 17
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CeGaCeGa-70.212 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-45.635 (mp-aaacfyim)-55.036 (oqmd-29083)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 16
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CeGaCeGa-64.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-45.635 (mp-aaacfyim)-55.036 (oqmd-29083)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Chkhikvadze 1977
Table 4, p. 6, row 15
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CeGa2CeGa2-102.6 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.1298.15experimental-56.989 (mp-aaaaadgz)-66.477 (oqmd-662528)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Yatsenko 1972
Table 4, p. 6, row 9
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CeGa2CeGa2-88.9 kJ/mol-atom ± 0.8298.15experimental-56.989 (mp-aaaaadgz)-66.477 (oqmd-662528)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Vnuchkova 1971
Table 4, p. 6, row 10
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CeGa2CeGa2-84.1 kJ/mol-atom ± 1.9298.15experimental-56.989 (mp-aaaaadgz)-66.477 (oqmd-662528)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites F 1998
Table 4, p. 6, row 14
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CeGa2CeGa2-72.036 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-56.989 (mp-aaaaadgz)-66.477 (oqmd-662528)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 12
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CeGa2CeGa2-66.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-56.989 (mp-aaaaadgz)-66.477 (oqmd-662528)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Chkhikvadze 1977
Table 4, p. 6, row 11
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CeGa2CeGa2-57.382 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-56.989 (mp-aaaaadgz)-66.477 (oqmd-662528)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 13
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CeGa6_HTCeGa6-52.8 kJ/mol-atom ± 3298.15experimental-31.098 (mp-aaaaabbj)-34.197 (oqmd-19608)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites F 1998
Table 4, p. 6, row 2
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CeGa6_HTCeGa6-51.364 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-31.098 (mp-aaaaabbj)-34.197 (oqmd-19608)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 3
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CeGa6_HTCeGa6-48.2 kJ/mol-atom ± 3.7298.15experimental-31.098 (mp-aaaaabbj)-34.197 (oqmd-19608)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites F 1998
Table 4, p. 6, row 1
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CeGa6_LTCeGa6-51.56 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-31.098 (mp-aaaaabbj)-34.197 (oqmd-19608)[1] Idbenali 2013Table 4, p. 6, row 4
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CeGa6_LTCeGa6-30.9 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-31.098 (mp-aaaaabbj)-34.197 (oqmd-19608)[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Chkhikvadze 1977
Table 4, p. 6, row 5
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Other properties

Phase transition (8)

Phase transition, Ce–Ga system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase transition1463 K1463congruent transformationmodel[1] Idbenali 2013p. 5
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The congruent melting of CeGa2 calculated at 1463 K is in very good agreement with the experimental data of Ref 8.
Phase transition1717 K1717liq → CeGa2
L: Ga 0.6667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
model[2] Liu 2019Table 2, p. 5, row 17
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Phase transition1717 K1717liq → CeGa2
L: Ga 0.666667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
experimental[2] Liu 2019
cites Dayan 1979 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 21
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Phase transition1727 K1727liq → CeGa2
L: Ga 0.6667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
model[2] Liu 2019
cites Massalski 1990
Table 2, p. 5, row 19
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Phase transition1727 K1727liq → CeGa2
L: Ga 0.6667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
model[2] Liu 2019
cites Idbenali 2013 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 20
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Phase transition1727.15 K1727.15Liq -> CeGa2
Liq: Ga 0.667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
model[1] Idbenali 2013Table 3, p. 5, row 14
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Phase transition1733 K1733liq → CeGa2
L: Ga 0.6667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
experimental[2] Liu 2019
cites Yatsenko 1979 doi
Table 2, p. 5, row 18
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Phase transition1733.15 K1733.15Liq -> CeGa2
Liq: Ga 0.667; CeGa2: Ga 0.666667
experimental[1] Idbenali 2013
cites Massalski 1990
Table 3, p. 5, row 13
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Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

  1. Mohamed Idbenali, Colette Servant, M’barek Feddaoui, Thermodynamic Description of the Ce-Ga Binary System, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 34, 467-473 (2013). doi:10.1007/s11669-013-0261-y
  2. Jinming Liu, Fei Li, Jinping Liu, Xu Zhang, Tahir Ahmad, Tongxiang Liang, Thermodynamic description of the Ce–Ga and Ga–Gd systems, Monatsh Chem 150, 1225-1233 (2019). doi:10.1007/s00706-019-02420-8