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MP-ID: mp-977054 · Space group: I4/mmm (#139)

Basic Information

Formula
La(Al2Fe)4
MP-ID
mp-977054
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
4.8722
g/cm³
Volume
197.04
ų
Cell a
5.0055
Å
Cell b
6.7552
Å
Cell c
6.7553
Å
α Angle
97.90
°
β Angle
68.25
°
γ Angle
111.76
°
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
14.12 6.2743 43.1 (0,0,1)
14.12 6.2740 43.1 (0,1,0)
20.01 4.4366 12.0 (0,1,-1)
20.01 4.4364 12.0 (0,1,1)
20.37 4.3600 23.9 (1,-1,1)
20.37 4.3596 23.9 (1,-1,0)
20.37 4.3596 23.9 (1,0,1)
20.37 4.3593 23.9 (1,0,0)
28.45 3.1371 59.3 (0,0,2)
28.45 3.1370 59.3 (0,2,0)
28.71 3.1099 18.8 (1,-1,2)
28.71 3.1098 18.8 (1,-2,1)
28.71 3.1097 18.9 (1,0,2)
28.71 3.1097 18.9 (1,-2,0)
28.71 3.1094 18.8 (1,-1,-1)
28.71 3.1093 18.8 (1,0,-1)
28.71 3.1093 18.8 (1,1,1)
28.71 3.1093 18.8 (1,1,0)
31.89 2.8060 17.4 (0,1,-2)
31.89 2.8059 17.4 (0,2,-1)
31.89 2.8059 17.3 (0,1,2)
31.90 2.8058 17.3 (0,2,1)
35.24 2.5466 28.0 (1,-2,2)
35.25 2.5463 28.0 (1,-2,-1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.39119
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.68202
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.2063
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.16
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3496

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
7.4199
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.037660
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

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
0.5427
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.124%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1846
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.538
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-16.095
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-977054
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of La(Al2Fe)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-977054, 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_La(Al2Fe)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.00547449
_cell_length_b   6.75516580
_cell_length_c   6.75532246
_cell_angle_alpha   97.89808674
_cell_angle_beta   68.24675045
_cell_angle_gamma   111.75521159
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   La(Al2Fe)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'La1 Al8 Fe4'
_cell_volume   197.04032114
_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
  La  La0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.50001523  0.22872438  0.22873102  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.27119098  0.77119942  0.22878794  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  -0.00001176  0.34577209  0.34583392  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.65415148  0.65424412  0.34577986  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.00001176  0.65422791  0.65416608  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.34584952  0.34575588  0.65422014  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.49998477  0.77127562  0.77126898  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.72881002  0.22880058  0.77121106  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
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