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MP-ID: mp-3293926 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
U2Al3Au
MP-ID
mp-3293926
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
10.9050
g/cm³
Volume
229.62
ų
Cell a
5.6436
Å
Cell b
5.6436
Å
Cell c
8.3245
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
21.08 4.2148 79.5 (1,0,-1,1)
21.35 4.1623 25.3 (0,0,0,2)
28.16 3.1689 11.5 (1,0,-1,2)
31.71 2.8218 50.0 (2,-1,-1,0)
31.71 2.8218 100.0 (1,1,-2,0)
37.26 2.4131 83.4 (1,0,-1,3)
38.39 2.3448 26.4 (2,0,-2,1)
38.39 2.3448 13.2 (0,2,-2,1)
38.55 2.3357 46.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
38.55 2.3357 23.0 (1,1,-2,2)
42.92 2.1074 8.3 (2,0,-2,2)
47.48 1.9148 36.5 (1,0,-1,4)
49.71 1.8340 22.3 (2,0,-2,3)
50.61 1.8034 5.9 (3,-1,-2,1)
50.61 1.8034 8.8 (2,1,-3,1)
50.61 1.8034 2.9 (1,2,-3,1)
54.33 1.6885 1.1 (3,-1,-2,2)
54.33 1.6885 2.2 (2,1,-3,2)
54.81 1.6749 4.7 (2,-1,-1,4)
56.48 1.6292 10.1 (3,-3,0,0)
56.48 1.6292 10.1 (3,0,-3,0)
56.48 1.6292 10.1 (0,3,-3,0)
58.23 1.5844 5.1 (2,-2,0,4)
58.23 1.5844 10.1 (2,0,-2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.41307
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-38.85729
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-38.8573
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.13
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4750

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.2711
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.036020
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

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
1.0433
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.732%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3945
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-9.333
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293926
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of U2Al3Au were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293926, 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_U2Al3Au
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.64363892
_cell_length_b   5.64363816
_cell_length_c   8.32453716
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00001028
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   U2Al3Au
_chemical_formula_sum   'U4 Al6 Au2'
_cell_volume   229.61965721
_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
  U  U0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.40424755  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.90424755  1.0
  U  U2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.59575245  1.0
  U  U3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.09575245  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.65893647  0.82946824  0.75000000  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.34106353  0.17053176  0.25000000  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.17053176  0.34106353  0.75000000  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.82946824  0.17053176  0.25000000  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.82946824  0.65893647  0.25000000  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.17053176  0.82946824  0.75000000  1.0
  Au  Au10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Au  Au11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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