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MP-ID: mp-3295715 · Space group: Pmma (#51)

Basic Information

Formula
Er3AlC3
MP-ID
mp-3295715
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
7.8154
g/cm³
Volume
240.00
ų
Cell a
3.5003
Å
Cell b
6.9296
Å
Cell c
9.8946
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pmma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
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
8.94 9.8946 10.9 (0,0,1)
15.61 5.6761 15.4 (0,1,1)
17.93 4.9473 8.2 (0,0,2)
22.08 4.0265 4.9 (0,1,2)
25.45 3.5003 9.3 (1,0,0)
25.71 3.4648 8.8 (0,2,0)
27.02 3.2999 31.1 (1,0,1)
27.03 3.2982 48.5 (0,0,3)
27.27 3.2701 30.2 (0,2,1)
29.99 2.9794 1.6 (1,1,1)
30.01 2.9781 5.7 (0,1,3)
31.30 2.8574 84.4 (1,0,2)
31.52 2.8380 82.2 (0,2,2)
33.94 2.6417 6.5 (1,1,2)
36.32 2.4736 7.7 (0,0,4)
36.49 2.4625 100.0 (1,2,0)
37.47 2.4005 9.6 (1,0,3)
37.64 2.3896 1.4 (1,2,1)
37.65 2.3889 9.2 (0,2,3)
38.65 2.3297 8.0 (0,1,4)
39.74 2.2682 8.5 (1,1,3)
40.94 2.2045 4.2 (1,2,2)
43.23 2.0930 2.7 (0,3,2)
45.86 1.9789 9.9 (0,0,5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.55193
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-20.31624
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-20.3162
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.14
ų
c/a Ratio
2.8268

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0081
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000030
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Er · 0.429
Element Family
Lanthanide
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
2.7105
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
35.626%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6146
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.286
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-7.837
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9141
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295715
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Er3AlC3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295715, 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_Er3AlC3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.50031869
_cell_length_b   6.92963709
_cell_length_c   9.89457147
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Er3AlC3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er6 Al2 C6'
_cell_volume   240.00211427
_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
  Er  Er0  1  0.50000000  0.50958079  0.20067396  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.50000000  0.49041921  0.79932604  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.50000000  0.99041921  0.20067396  1.0
  Er  Er3  1  0.50000000  0.00958079  0.79932604  1.0
  Er  Er4  1  0.00000000  0.75000000  0.45703886  1.0
  Er  Er5  1  0.00000000  0.25000000  0.54296114  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.00000000  0.75000000  0.00544650  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.00000000  0.25000000  0.99455350  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.50000000  0.50841544  0.56652434  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.50000000  0.49158456  0.43347566  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.50000000  0.99158456  0.56652434  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.50000000  0.00841544  0.43347566  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.00000000  0.75000000  0.20874426  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.00000000  0.25000000  0.79125574  1.0
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