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MP-ID: mp-31081 · Space group: I4/mmm (#139)

Basic Information

Formula
Sc(MnAl2)4
MP-ID
mp-31081
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
4.0544
g/cm³
Volume
196.82
ų
Cell a
5.1851
Å
Cell b
6.6849
Å
Cell c
6.6850
Å
α Angle
81.33
°
β Angle
67.17
°
γ Angle
67.17
°
Space Group
I4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
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
20.38 4.3570 96.9 (0,1,1)
20.39 4.3561 96.9 (0,1,-1)
28.65 3.1157 2.2 (1,1,2)
28.65 3.1156 2.2 (1,2,1)
28.66 3.1152 2.2 (1,0,2)
28.66 3.1151 2.2 (1,2,0)
28.66 3.1147 2.2 (1,-1,1)
28.66 3.1147 2.2 (1,1,-1)
28.66 3.1147 2.2 (1,0,-1)
28.66 3.1147 2.2 (1,-1,0)
28.98 3.0806 25.4 (0,0,2)
28.99 3.0805 25.5 (0,2,0)
32.49 2.7556 3.9 (0,1,2)
32.49 2.7555 3.9 (0,2,1)
32.50 2.7551 3.9 (0,1,-2)
32.50 2.7551 3.9 (0,2,-1)
34.60 2.5925 1.5 (2,1,1)
35.42 2.5345 16.4 (1,2,2)
35.43 2.5338 16.3 (1,-1,2)
35.43 2.5337 16.3 (1,2,-1)
35.43 2.5337 16.4 (1,-1,-1)
40.48 2.2283 64.7 (2,2,2)
40.49 2.2279 64.7 (2,0,2)
40.49 2.2278 64.7 (2,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.33480
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.94597
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.9214
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.14
ų
c/a Ratio
1.2893

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
10.3620
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.052650
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
153.967
GPa
GVRH
97.394
GPa
Young's Modulus E
241.302
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.239
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.581
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.386
Lame λ
89.038
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Al · 0.615
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.385
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8587
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.1396
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3832
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.969%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.0670
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.231
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-22.010
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7817
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31081
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sc(MnAl2)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31081, 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_Sc(MnAl2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.18505917
_cell_length_b   6.68487754
_cell_length_c   6.68499882
_cell_angle_alpha   81.32977912
_cell_angle_beta   67.16638086
_cell_angle_gamma   67.16705090
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sc(MnAl2)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sc1 Mn4 Al8'
_cell_volume   196.81995739
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.33763195  0.66264220  0.66269857  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  -0.00001235  0.33730061  0.66274630  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.00001235  0.66269939  0.33725370  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.66236805  0.33735780  0.33730143  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.27651695  0.22340295  0.22338506  1.0
  Al  Al10  1  0.50001002  0.77649919  0.22349338  1.0
  Al  Al11  1  0.49998998  0.22350081  0.77650662  1.0
  Al  Al12  1  0.72348305  0.77659705  0.77661494  1.0
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