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Al2CdI6

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Alex-ID: agm071428443 · Space group: P4_332 (#212)

Basic Information

Formula
Al2CdI6
Alex-ID
agm071428443
Elements
3
Sites
36
Space group
P4_332 (#212)
Crystal system
cubic
Volume
1,809.97
ų
Cell a
12.1868
Å
Cell b
12.1868
Å
Cell c
12.1868
Å
α angle
90.00
°
β angle
90.00
°
γ angle
90.00
°

Composition

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Formula
Al2CdI6
Al
8.00 · 22.2%
Cd
4.00 · 11.1%
I
24.00 · 66.7%

Energy & Stability

Energy above hull
0.0687
eV/atom
Formation energy
-0.5142
eV/atom
Corrected total energy
-89.3738
eV
Raw total energy
-89.3738
eV

Electronic Structure

Indirect band gap
1.2517
eV
Direct band gap
1.2517
eV
DOS at Fermi level
-0.0030
Total magnetisation
0.0000
μB

Additional Information

Prototype ID

AB2C6_5860_spg212

Decomposition

Al2CdI8 CdI2 Al

Computed at

2024-09-09 01:30:39.050233

Citation

Alexandria website
https://alexandria.icams.rub.de/
Attribution

The crystal structure and related material properties of this entry were obtained from the Alexandria database (Alex-ID: agm071428443).

Reference

Th. Cavignac, J. Schmidt, P.-P. De Breuck, A. Loew, T. F. T. Cerqueira, H.-C. Wang, A. Bochkarev, Y. Lysogorskiy, A. H. Romero, R. Drautz, S. Botti and M. A. L. Marques. AI-Driven expansion and application of the Alexandria database. J. Phys. Mater. 9, 025014 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620

BibTeX
@article{Cavignac2026Alexandria,
  author  = {Cavignac, Th{\'e}o and Schmidt, Jonathan and De Breuck, Pierre-Paul and Loew, Antoine
             and Cerqueira, Tiago F. T. and Wang, Hai-Chen and Bochkarev, Anton
             and Lysogorskiy, Yury and Romero, Aldo H. and Drautz, Ralf and Botti, Silvana
             and Marques, Miguel A. L.},
  title   = {{AI}-Driven expansion and application of the {A}lexandria database},
  journal = {Journal of Physics: Materials},
  year    = {2026},
  volume  = {9},
  number  = {2},
  pages   = {025014},
  doi     = {10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620}
}

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# CIF generated by HEAS from Alexandria entry agm071428443
data_agm071428443
_cell_length_a     12.18681
_cell_length_b     12.18681
_cell_length_c     12.18681
_cell_angle_alpha  90.00000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000
_cell_angle_gamma  90.00000
_cell_volume       1809.96547
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
loop_
_symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  'x, y, z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_type_symbol
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
  Al1 Al 0.06678 0.06678 0.06678 1.00000
  Al2 Al 0.43322 0.93322 0.56678 1.00000
  Al3 Al 0.93322 0.56678 0.43322 1.00000
  Al4 Al 0.56678 0.43322 0.93322 1.00000
  Al5 Al 0.31678 0.81678 0.68322 1.00000
  Al6 Al 0.18322 0.18322 0.18322 1.00000
  Al7 Al 0.81678 0.68322 0.31678 1.00000
  Al8 Al 0.68322 0.31678 0.81678 1.00000
  Cd1 Cd 0.62500 0.62500 0.62500 1.00000
  Cd2 Cd 0.87500 0.37500 0.12500 1.00000
  Cd3 Cd 0.37500 0.12500 0.87500 1.00000
  Cd4 Cd 0.12500 0.87500 0.37500 1.00000
  I1 I 0.13872 0.62054 0.39205 1.00000
  I2 I 0.36128 0.37946 0.89205 1.00000
  I3 I 0.86128 0.12054 0.10795 1.00000
  I4 I 0.63872 0.87946 0.60795 1.00000
  I5 I 0.39205 0.13872 0.62054 1.00000
  I6 I 0.89205 0.36128 0.37946 1.00000
  I7 I 0.10795 0.86128 0.12054 1.00000
  I8 I 0.60795 0.63872 0.87946 1.00000
  I9 I 0.62054 0.39205 0.13872 1.00000
  I10 I 0.37946 0.89205 0.36128 1.00000
  I11 I 0.12054 0.10795 0.86128 1.00000
  I12 I 0.87946 0.60795 0.63872 1.00000
  I13 I 0.87054 0.88872 0.35795 1.00000
  I14 I 0.62946 0.11128 0.85795 1.00000
  I15 I 0.37054 0.61128 0.64205 1.00000
  I16 I 0.12946 0.38872 0.14205 1.00000
  I17 I 0.38872 0.14205 0.12946 1.00000
  I18 I 0.61128 0.64205 0.37054 1.00000
  I19 I 0.11128 0.85795 0.62946 1.00000
  I20 I 0.88872 0.35795 0.87054 1.00000
  I21 I 0.64205 0.37054 0.61128 1.00000
  I22 I 0.14205 0.12946 0.38872 1.00000
  I23 I 0.35795 0.87054 0.88872 1.00000
  I24 I 0.85795 0.62946 0.11128 1.00000
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