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MP-ID: mp-10911 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc2Al3Ru
MP-ID
mp-10911
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
4.3841
g/cm³
Volume
205.99
ų
Cell a
5.2776
Å
Cell b
5.2776
Å
Cell c
8.5397
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
19.42 4.5705 44.5 (1,0,-1,0)
19.42 4.5705 22.3 (1,-1,0,0)
20.80 4.2699 29.3 (0,0,0,2)
28.61 3.1201 27.8 (1,0,-1,2)
33.97 2.6388 28.1 (1,1,-2,0)
33.97 2.6388 56.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.21 2.4163 25.2 (1,0,-1,3)
37.21 2.4163 12.6 (1,-1,0,3)
40.17 2.2447 50.0 (1,1,-2,2)
40.17 2.2447 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
40.88 2.2076 22.2 (2,0,-2,1)
40.88 2.2076 11.1 (2,-2,0,1)
42.34 2.1349 21.9 (0,0,0,4)
44.99 2.0148 11.1 (0,2,-2,2)
44.99 2.0148 11.1 (2,0,-2,2)
44.99 2.0148 11.1 (2,-2,0,2)
46.98 1.9343 29.2 (1,0,-1,4)
53.01 1.7275 2.9 (2,1,-3,0)
53.01 1.7275 1.4 (1,-3,2,0)
53.01 1.7275 4.3 (3,-1,-2,0)
55.35 1.6598 4.2 (1,1,-2,4)
55.35 1.6598 8.3 (2,-1,-1,4)
57.55 1.6014 1.5 (1,2,-3,2)
57.55 1.6014 3.1 (2,1,-3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.65163
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.18097
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.1030
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.17
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6181

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0005
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
111.883
GPa
GVRH
67.526
GPa
Young's Modulus E
168.649
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.249
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.657
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.167
Lame λ
66.866
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Al · 0.500
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0114
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4088
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3801
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.110%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2804
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.833
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-33.314
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10911
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc2Al3Ru were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10911, 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_Sc2Al3Ru
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.27760745
_cell_length_b   5.27760785
_cell_length_c   8.53972171
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998018
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc2Al3Ru
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc4 Al6 Ru2'
_cell_volume   205.99118603
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.05511442  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.55511042  1.0
  Sc  Sc2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.44488958  1.0
  Sc  Sc3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.94488558  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.83530460  0.67060919  0.25000200  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.16469540  0.83530460  0.74999800  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.67060919  0.83530460  0.74999800  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.32939081  0.16469540  0.25000200  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.83530460  0.16469540  0.25000200  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.16469540  0.32939081  0.74999800  1.0
  Ru  Ru10  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru11  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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