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Basic Information

Formula
YAlSi
MP-ID
mp-31080
Elements
3
Sites
6
Density
4.0734
g/cm³
Volume
117.38
ų
Cell a
3.9803
Å
Cell b
5.5392
Å
Cell c
5.7050
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
111.06
°
Space Group
Cmcm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
Yes
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
17.15 5.1693 18.7 (0,1,0)
23.22 3.8307 16.4 (0,1,1)
23.96 3.7145 6.4 (1,0,0)
23.96 3.7145 6.4 (1,-1,0)
28.68 3.1128 100.0 (1,0,1)
31.36 2.8525 35.9 (0,0,2)
34.42 2.6053 41.8 (1,1,0)
34.42 2.6053 41.8 (1,-2,0)
34.71 2.5847 1.4 (0,2,0)
35.96 2.4975 44.0 (0,1,2)
37.97 2.3699 26.5 (1,1,1)
37.97 2.3699 26.5 (1,-2,1)
38.23 2.3543 55.3 (0,2,1)
39.85 2.2624 56.4 (1,0,2)
45.58 1.9901 30.8 (2,-1,0)
47.25 1.9237 18.2 (1,1,2)
47.47 1.9153 2.7 (0,2,2)
49.05 1.8572 1.3 (2,0,0)
49.05 1.8572 1.3 (2,-2,0)
49.69 1.8349 2.6 (1,2,0)
51.18 1.7847 2.0 (0,1,3)
51.77 1.7660 1.9 (2,0,1)
51.77 1.7660 1.9 (2,-2,1)
53.15 1.7231 2.0 (0,3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.66866
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-12.60848
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-12.6085
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.56
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4333

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

KVRH
87.972
GPa
GVRH
63.155
GPa
Young's Modulus E
152.881
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.210
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.393
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.234
Lame λ
45.869
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Y · 0.333
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3457
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.625%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2786
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-38.926
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31080
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YAlSi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31080, 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_YAlSi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.98024695
_cell_length_b   5.53916600
_cell_length_c   5.70503156
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   111.05610560
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YAlSi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y2 Al2 Si2'
_cell_volume   117.38178293
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.69480264  0.38960528  0.25000000  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.30519736  0.61039472  0.75000000  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.59830685  0.19661370  0.75000000  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.40169315  0.80338630  0.25000000  1.0
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