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MP-ID: mp-1011710 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Mn2AlO4
MP-ID
mp-1011710
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
4.3609
g/cm³
Volume
152.96
ų
Cell a
6.0101
Å
Cell b
6.0101
Å
Cell c
6.0101
Å
α Angle
59.84
°
β Angle
59.84
°
γ Angle
59.84
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
18.06 4.9130 24.8 (1,1,1)
18.11 4.8975 53.8 (1,0,0)
29.73 3.0050 6.3 (2,1,1)
29.73 3.0050 3.2 (1,1,2)
29.80 2.9979 9.4 (1,0,-1)
35.00 2.5635 13.7 (2,2,1)
35.00 2.5635 27.4 (2,1,2)
35.06 2.5591 65.7 (2,1,0)
35.06 2.5591 32.8 (1,0,2)
35.10 2.5569 45.6 (1,1,-1)
36.58 2.4565 4.6 (2,2,2)
36.70 2.4488 16.2 (2,0,0)
42.60 2.1224 100.0 (2,2,0)
46.54 1.9513 8.2 (3,2,2)
46.62 1.9483 3.3 (3,1,1)
46.69 1.9454 8.5 (2,0,-1)
52.72 1.7363 1.1 (3,2,3)
52.85 1.7322 2.4 (3,1,0)
52.85 1.7322 1.2 (1,0,3)
52.90 1.7309 1.8 (2,-1,-1)
56.16 1.6377 3.4 (3,3,3)
56.25 1.6354 11.0 (3,3,1)
56.32 1.6337 6.5 (3,2,0)
56.32 1.6337 12.9 (3,0,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-2.43174
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.41195
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1173
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.5428
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.93
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
18.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.117680
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.571
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.5335
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
39.708%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9256
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.714
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.102
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1011710
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mn2AlO4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1011710, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Mn2AlO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.01009348
_cell_length_b   6.01009348
_cell_length_c   6.01009260
_cell_angle_alpha   59.84337721
_cell_angle_beta   59.84337721
_cell_angle_gamma   59.84337877
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mn2AlO4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn4 Al2 O8'
_cell_volume   152.96151249
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.62120500  0.62120500  0.62120500  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.37879500  0.37879500  0.37879500  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.74483500  0.24544800  0.74483500  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.25516500  0.25516500  0.75455200  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.75455200  0.25516500  0.25516500  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.25764800  0.25764800  0.25764800  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.74483500  0.74483500  0.24544800  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.25516500  0.75455200  0.25516500  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.24544800  0.74483500  0.74483500  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.74235200  0.74235200  0.74235200  1.0
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