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MP-ID: mp-1104803 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Dy(AlC)3
MP-ID
mp-1104803
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
5.3223
g/cm³
Volume
174.39
ų
Cell a
3.4160
Å
Cell b
3.4160
Å
Cell c
17.2568
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
10.25 8.6284 100.0 (0,0,0,2)
20.59 4.3142 24.5 (0,0,0,4)
30.21 2.9584 18.0 (1,0,-1,0)
31.10 2.8761 7.6 (0,0,0,6)
31.98 2.7984 95.1 (1,0,-1,2)
34.08 2.6308 1.3 (1,0,-1,3)
36.84 2.4398 62.9 (1,0,-1,4)
40.15 2.2461 5.6 (1,0,-1,5)
41.88 2.1571 14.3 (0,0,0,8)
43.90 2.0622 39.9 (1,0,-1,6)
52.50 1.7430 10.6 (1,0,-1,8)
53.07 1.7257 1.5 (0,0,0,10)
53.66 1.7080 24.6 (2,-1,-1,0)
54.79 1.6755 10.4 (2,-1,-1,2)
58.08 1.5881 9.6 (2,-1,-1,4)
62.29 1.4906 15.2 (1,0,-1,10)
62.82 1.4792 2.6 (2,0,-2,0)
63.33 1.4686 7.1 (2,-1,-1,6)
63.85 1.4579 13.0 (2,0,-2,2)
64.83 1.4381 1.8 (0,0,0,12)
66.87 1.3992 11.0 (2,0,-2,4)
69.09 1.3596 1.1 (2,0,-2,5)
70.30 1.3391 18.1 (2,-1,-1,8)
71.76 1.3154 9.0 (2,0,-2,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.45273
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.16985
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.1699
eV/atom
Volume/atom
12.46
ų
c/a Ratio
5.0518

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Al · 0.429
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.571
Interstitial Fraction
0.429
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0042
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.3493
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.8092
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
31.931%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.5291
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-23.510
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9141
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (4)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1104803
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Dy(AlC)3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104803, 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_Dy(AlC)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.41600711
_cell_length_b   3.41600711
_cell_length_c   17.25681631
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000020
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Dy(AlC)3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Dy2 Al6 C6'
_cell_volume   174.39291583
_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
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.36587595  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.63412405  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.86587595  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.13412405  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.90664042  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.09335958  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.40664042  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.59335958  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.25000000  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.75000000  1.0
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