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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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental18
model9
unspecified3
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction2
phase transition4
formation14
heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy9
other property1

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
GeO-15Din.tdbA.T. Dinsdale, A. Akhmetova, A.V. Khvan, N. Aristova, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus., 36, 254-61(2015). doi:10.1007/s11669-015-0379-1004d6c7cf629014a386794c6bee28f4648f67db68a6637c066d4e70afa63d0edviewer · TDB · JSON
GeO-21Baj-3g.tdbI. Bajenova, A. Khvan, M. Derevyanko, N. Aristova, A. Dinsdale, A. Kondriatev, A. Pisch, Calphad, 74, 102299(2021). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2021.102299904325ae56bbb509f886d3d920b843a6c2e15e9e530a7f6f10c32ab793adce67viewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
GeO-15Din.tdb1207.81DIAMOND_A4 (x(O) 0) + ION#2 (x(O) 0.0117) + ION (x(O) 0.57976)
GeO-21Baj-3g.tdb1389.19GEO2_HT (x(O) 0.66667) + ION (x(O) 0.66667) + GAS (x(O) 1)
GeO-21Baj-3g.tdb1207.81DIAMOND_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)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Ge–O system (2)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1185eutecticexperimental[1] Dinsdale 2015p. 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.
1143eutecticexperimental[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.

Enthalpies of formation, Ge–O system (14)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
GeO2 hexagonal-574 kJ/mol (basis unstated)298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Katayama 1975
Table 4, p. 4, row 10
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GeO2 hexagonal-556.5 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 2298.15model[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Faktor 1965 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 8
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GeO2 hexagonal-556.1 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 2298.15model[1] Dinsdale 2015Table 4, p. 4, row 14
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GeO2 hexagonal-556 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 8298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Jolly 1952 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 3
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GeO2 hexagonal-556 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 5298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Yokokawa 1957 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 4
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GeO2 hexagonal-555.4 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 2298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Yokokawa 1957 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 5
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GeO2 hexagonal-554.7 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 1298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Gross 1966 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 9
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GeO2 hexagonal-554.7 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 1298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Katayama 1975
Table 4, p. 4, row 11
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GeO2 hexagonal-554.7 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 1298.15model[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Gurvich 1990
Table 4, p. 4, row 12
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GeO2 hexagonal-553.82 kJ/mol (basis unstated)298.15model[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Richet 1990 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 13
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GeO2 hexagonal-553 kJ/mol (basis unstated) ± 5298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Bills 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 7
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GeO2 hexagonal-540.1 kJ/mol (basis unstated)298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Mah 1962
Table 4, p. 4, row 6
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GeO2 hexagonal-538 kJ/mol (basis unstated)298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Hahn 1940 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 2
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GeO2 hexagonal-536 kJ/mol (basis unstated)298.15experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Becker 1932 doi
Table 4, p. 4, row 1
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Other properties

Phase transition (4)

Phase transition, Ge–O system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase transition1308 K1308polymorphic: tet → hex
alloy: O 0.666667
unspecified[1] Dinsdale 2015Table 6, p. 5, row 4
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Phase transition1342.3 K1342.3congruent transformation: tet → liq
alloy: O 0.666667
unspecified[1] Dinsdale 2015Table 6, p. 5, row 6
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Phase transition1359 K1359tetragonal GeO2experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Laubengayer 1932
p. 2
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The metastable melting point of tetragonal GeO2 was reported to be 1359 ± 5 K by Laubengayer and Morton.[8]
Phase transition1388 K1388congruent transformation: hex → liq
alloy: O 0.666667
unspecified[1] Dinsdale 2015Table 6, p. 5, row 5
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Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy (9)

Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy, Ge–O system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Entropy
printed: S298.15 (3rd law)
57.279 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15hexagonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
model[1] Dinsdale 2015Table 5, p. 4, row 2
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Entropy
printed: S298.15 (3rd law)
55.27 J/mol (basis unstated)/K ± 0.4298.15hexagonal 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 ± 2.9298.15tetragonal 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 ± 1.6298.15tetragonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Counsell 1967
Table 2, p. 3, row 4
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Entropy
printed: S298.15
39.71 unknown ± 0.1298.15tetragonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
model[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Richet 1990 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 6
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Entropy
printed: S298.15
39.71 unknown ± 0.13298.15tetragonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
model[1] Dinsdale 2015Table 2, p. 3, row 7
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Entropy
printed: S298.15 (3rd law)
39.3 unknown ± 1.6298.15tetragonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Yu 1968
Table 2, p. 3, row 2
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Entropy
printed: S298.15 (2nd law)
36.2 unknown ± 12298.15tetragonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
model[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Newns 1966
Table 2, p. 3, row 3
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Entropy
printed: S298.15 (2nd law)
31.1 unknown ± 10298.15tetragonal GeO2
alloy: O 0.666667
experimental[1] Dinsdale 2015
cites Faktor 1965 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 1
report

Other property (1)

Other property, Ge–O system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Other
printed: enthalpy of fusion
17.15 kJ/mol1388experimental[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).

  1. 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