Ge–O system
30 accepted literature values from 1 paper(s) (experimental 18, model 9, unspecified 3); 2 calculated phase diagram(s). 8 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.
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| Evidence class | Values |
|---|---|
| experimental | 18 |
| model | 9 |
| unspecified | 3 |
| Property group | Values |
|---|---|
| invariant reaction | 2 |
| phase transition | 4 |
| formation | 14 |
| heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy | 9 |
| other property | 1 |
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.
| TDB file | Assessment | SHA-256 | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeO-15Din.tdb | A.T. Dinsdale, A. Akhmetova, A.V. Khvan, N. Aristova, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus., 36, 254-61(2015). doi:10.1007/s11669-015-0379-1 | 004d6c7cf629014a386794c6bee28f4648f67db68a6637c066d4e70afa63d0ed | viewer · TDB · JSON |
| GeO-21Baj-3g.tdb | I. Bajenova, A. Khvan, M. Derevyanko, N. Aristova, A. Dinsdale, A. Kondriatev, A. Pisch, Calphad, 74, 102299(2021). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2021.102299 | 904325ae56bbb509f886d3d920b843a6c2e15e9e530a7f6f10c32ab793adce67 | viewer · TDB · JSON |
| TDB file | T (K) | Phases at the invariant |
|---|---|---|
| GeO-15Din.tdb | 1207.81 | DIAMOND_A4 (x(O) 0) + ION#2 (x(O) 0.0117) + ION (x(O) 0.57976) |
| GeO-21Baj-3g.tdb | 1389.19 | GEO2_HT (x(O) 0.66667) + ION (x(O) 0.66667) + GAS (x(O) 1) |
| GeO-21Baj-3g.tdb | 1207.81 | DIAMOND_A4 (x(O) 0) + ION#2 (x(O) 0.0117) + ION (x(O) 0.57976) |
Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull GeO-15Din
Invariant reactions (literature)
| T (K) | Reaction / phases | Compositions (mole fraction) | Class | Source | Location | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1185 | eutectic | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | p. 1 report | Measurements carried out by Trumbore et al. indicate that the stable eutectic involving the lower temperature tetragonal phase should be at 1185 K. | |
| 1143 | eutectic | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Candidus 1955 doi | p. 1 report | Candidus and Tuomi[29] measured the eutectic temperature involving crystalline Ge and GeO2 to be 1143 K. |
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.
| Phase | Compound | Value | T (K) | Class | MP DFT (kJ/mol-atom) | OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom) | Source | Location | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeO2 hexagonal | -574 kJ/mol (basis unstated) | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Katayama 1975 | Table 4, p. 4, row 10 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -556.5 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 2 | 298.15 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Faktor 1965 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 8 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -556.1 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 2 | 298.15 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | Table 4, p. 4, row 14 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -556 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 8 | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Jolly 1952 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 3 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -556 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 5 | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Yokokawa 1957 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 4 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -555.4 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 2 | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Yokokawa 1957 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 5 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -554.7 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 1 | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Gross 1966 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 9 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -554.7 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 1 | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Katayama 1975 | Table 4, p. 4, row 11 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -554.7 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 1 | 298.15 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Gurvich 1990 | Table 4, p. 4, row 12 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -553.82 kJ/mol (basis unstated) | 298.15 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Richet 1990 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 13 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -553 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 5 | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Bills 1964 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 7 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -540.1 kJ/mol (basis unstated) | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Mah 1962 | Table 4, p. 4, row 6 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -538 kJ/mol (basis unstated) | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Hahn 1940 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 2 report | ||||
| GeO2 hexagonal | -536 kJ/mol (basis unstated) | 298.15 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Becker 1932 doi | Table 4, p. 4, row 1 report |
Other properties
Phase transition (4)
| Property | Value | T (K) | Phases / composition | Class | Source | Location | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase transition | 1308 K | 1308 | polymorphic: tet → hex alloy: O 0.666667 | unspecified | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | Table 6, p. 5, row 4 report | |
| Phase transition | 1342.3 K | 1342.3 | congruent transformation: tet → liq alloy: O 0.666667 | unspecified | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | Table 6, p. 5, row 6 report | |
| Phase transition | 1359 K | 1359 | tetragonal GeO2 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Laubengayer 1932 | p. 2 report | The metastable melting point of tetragonal GeO2 was reported to be 1359 ± 5 K by Laubengayer and Morton.[8] |
| Phase transition | 1388 K | 1388 | congruent transformation: hex → liq alloy: O 0.666667 | unspecified | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | Table 6, p. 5, row 5 report |
Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy (9)
| Property | Value | T (K) | Phases / composition | Class | Source | Location | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entropy printed: S298.15 (3rd law) | 57.279 J/mol (basis unstated)/K | 298.15 | hexagonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | Table 5, p. 4, row 2 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 (3rd law) | 55.27 J/mol (basis unstated)/K ± 0.4 | 298.15 | hexagonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites King 1958 doi | Table 5, p. 4, row 1 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 | 40.58 unknown ± 2.9 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Gurvich 1990 | Table 2, p. 3, row 5 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 (3rd law) | 32.4 unknown ± 1.6 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Counsell 1967 | Table 2, p. 3, row 4 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 | 39.71 unknown ± 0.1 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Richet 1990 doi | Table 2, p. 3, row 6 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 | 39.71 unknown ± 0.13 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 | Table 2, p. 3, row 7 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 (3rd law) | 39.3 unknown ± 1.6 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Yu 1968 | Table 2, p. 3, row 2 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 (2nd law) | 36.2 unknown ± 12 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | model | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Newns 1966 | Table 2, p. 3, row 3 report | |
| Entropy printed: S298.15 (2nd law) | 31.1 unknown ± 10 | 298.15 | tetragonal GeO2 alloy: O 0.666667 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Faktor 1965 doi | Table 2, p. 3, row 1 report |
Other property (1)
| Property | Value | T (K) | Phases / composition | Class | Source | Location | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other printed: enthalpy of fusion | 17.15 kJ/mol | 1388 | experimental | [1] Dinsdale 2015 cites Newns 1966 | p. 3 report | The enthalpy of fusion of the hexagonal form (17.15 kJ/mol) at the melting point (1388 K) has been obtained by Newns and Hanks[11] using a differential thermal analysis technique. |
Sources
Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).
- A. T. Dinsdale, A. Akhmetova, A. V. Khvan, N. Aristova, A Critical Assessment of Thermodynamic and Phase Diagram Data for the Ge-O System, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 36, 254-261 (2015). doi:10.1007/s11669-015-0379-1