Crystal system |
tetragonal |
Space group number |
139 |
Hermann-Mauguin |
I4/mmm |
Hall |
-I 4 2 |
Point group |
4/mmm |
Normalized formula |
Mn3Ga |
The number of formula units per unit cell |
2 |
The total number of atoms per unit cell |
8 |
The number of inequivalent sites per unit cell |
3 |
Structure search |
MP |
a (Å) |
3.7714 |
b (Å) |
3.7714 |
c (Å) |
6.8810 |
α (deg.) |
90.000 |
β (deg.) |
90.000 |
γ (deg.) |
90.000 |
Volume (Å3) |
97.874 |
Density (g/cm3) |
7.958 |
DFT calculations (details) | |
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Formation energy (vs. elemental phases) |
5.5 meV/atom |
Formation energy above hull |
60.2 meV/atom |
Compounds with the same formula: Mn3Ga |
5 entries found |
Compounds with the same elements: Mn-Ga |
13 entries found |
DFT calculations (details) | |
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Magnetic ordering |
Ferromagnetic |
Total magnetic moment |
10.00 μB/cell |
Averaged magnetic moment |
1.25 μB/atom |
Magnetic polarization, Js = μ0Ms |
1.19 T (= 947.0 emu/cm3) |
LMTO-GF calculations (details) | |
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Curie temperature, TC |
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DFT calculations (details) | |
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Magnetic anisotropy constant, Ka-c |
1.60 MJ/m3 (= 0.98 meV/cell) |
Magnetic easy axis |
c |
Magnetic hardness parameter, κ |
1.19 |
index | species | w | x | y | z | m (μB) | Esoc100 (meV) | Esoc001 (meV) |
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1 | Mn | 4d | 0.000000 | 0.500000 | 0.250000 | 2.14 | . | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 0.500000 | 0.000000 | 0.250000 | 2.14 | . | . |
3 | Mn | 4d | 0.500000 | 0.500000 | 0.000000 | 0.67 | . | . |
4 | Mn | 4d | 0.500000 | 0.000000 | 0.750000 | 2.14 | . | . |
5 | Mn | 2b | 0.000000 | 0.500000 | 0.750000 | 2.14 | . | . |
6 | Mn | 2b | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.500000 | 0.67 | . | . |
7 | Ga | 2a | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | -0.05 | . | . |
8 | Ga | 2a | 0.500000 | 0.500000 | 0.500000 | -0.05 | . | . |
site i | site j | distance (Å) | Jij (meV) | ||||
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1 | Mn | 4d | 2 | Mn | 4d | 2.67 | . |
1 | Mn | 4d | 3 | Mn | 4d | 2.55 | . |
1 | Mn | 4d | 4 | Mn | 4d | 4.35 | . |
1 | Mn | 4d | 5 | Mn | 2b | 3.44 | . |
1 | Mn | 4d | 6 | Mn | 2b | 2.55 | . |
1 | Mn | 4d | 7 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
1 | Mn | 4d | 8 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 3 | Mn | 4d | 2.55 | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 4 | Mn | 4d | 3.44 | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 5 | Mn | 2b | 4.35 | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 6 | Mn | 2b | 2.55 | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 7 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
2 | Mn | 4d | 8 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
3 | Mn | 4d | 4 | Mn | 4d | 2.55 | . |
3 | Mn | 4d | 5 | Mn | 2b | 2.55 | . |
3 | Mn | 4d | 6 | Mn | 2b | 4.35 | . |
3 | Mn | 4d | 7 | Ga | 2a | 2.67 | . |
3 | Mn | 4d | 8 | Ga | 2a | 3.44 | . |
4 | Mn | 4d | 5 | Mn | 2b | 2.67 | . |
4 | Mn | 4d | 6 | Mn | 2b | 2.55 | . |
4 | Mn | 4d | 7 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
4 | Mn | 4d | 8 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
5 | Mn | 2b | 6 | Mn | 2b | 2.55 | . |
5 | Mn | 2b | 7 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
5 | Mn | 2b | 8 | Ga | 2a | 2.55 | . |
6 | Mn | 2b | 7 | Ga | 2a | 3.44 | . |
6 | Mn | 2b | 8 | Ga | 2a | 2.67 | . |
7 | Ga | 2a | 8 | Ga | 2a | 4.35 | . |
DFT calculations |
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LMTO-GF calculations |
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References |
Materials Project: mp-1210627 |