Structure info
Layer group p-3m1
Layer group number 72
Structure origin exfoliated02-21
ICSD id of parent bulk structure ICSD 83363
Stability
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.011
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -0.962
Dynamically stable Yes
Basic properties
Magnetic state NM
Band gap [eV] 1.064
Band gap (HSE06) [eV] 1.984
XYZ CIF JSON
Axis x [Å] y [Å] z [Å] Periodic
1 3.919 0.000 0.000 Yes
2 -1.960 3.394 0.000 Yes
3 -0.000 0.000 39.432 No
Lengths [Å] 3.919 3.919 39.432
Angles [°] 90.000 90.000 120.000

MgAl2Se4 (1MgAl2Se4-1)
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -0.96
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.01
Monolayers from C2DB
Mg4Se4, (4MgSe-1) -1.18 eV/atom
Al2Mg2Se5, (1Al2Mg2Se5-1) -1.03 eV/atom
MgAl2Se4, (1MgAl2Se4-1) -0.96 eV/atom
Al8Se12, (4Al2Se3-1) -0.86 eV/atom
Al4Se6, (2Al2Se3-1) -0.84 eV/atom
Al4Se6, (2Al2Se3-2) -0.83 eV/atom
Al4Se6, (2Al2Se3-3) -0.81 eV/atom
Al2Se3, (1Al2Se3-1) -0.79 eV/atom
Al6Se9, (3Al2Se3-1) -0.77 eV/atom
Al2Se3, (1Al2Se3-2) -0.77 eV/atom
Al3Se4, (1Al3Se4-1) -0.72 eV/atom
Al2Se2, (2AlSe-1) -0.72 eV/atom
Al2Se2, (2AlSe-2) -0.71 eV/atom
Al2Se2, (2AlSe-3) -0.69 eV/atom
Al2Se5, (1Al2Se5-1) -0.60 eV/atom
Al2Se4, (2AlSe2-1) -0.55 eV/atom
AlSe2, (1AlSe2-1) -0.55 eV/atom
Al2Se2, (2AlSe-4) -0.36 eV/atom
Al2Se4, (2AlSe2-2) -0.31 eV/atom
Al2Se2, (2AlSe-5) -0.14 eV/atom
AlSe4, (1AlSe4-1) -0.13 eV/atom
Se2, (2Se-1) 0.21 eV/atom
Se2, (2Se-2) 0.29 eV/atom
Bulk crystals from OQMD123
Mg2Se2 -1.26 eV/atom
Al4Se6 -0.84 eV/atom
Al12Mg17 -0.02 eV/atom
Al30Mg23 -0.02 eV/atom
Al 0.00 eV/atom
Mg12 0.00 eV/atom
Se3 0.00 eV/atom

Cij (N/m) xx yy xy
xx 109.07 38.58 0.05
yy 38.49 109.00 0.05
xy -0.00 -0.00 73.08
Stiffness tensor eigenvalues
Eigenvalue 0 70.50 N/m
Eigenvalue 1 73.08 N/m
Eigenvalue 2 147.57 N/m

AB2C4/1MgAl2Se4/1/phonon_bs.png
Property Value
Minimum eigenvalue of Hessian [eV/Ų] -0.00

DVB (eV) xx yy xy
Γ -4.84 -4.81 -0.02
M -0.15 -4.75 3.89
K 1.41 1.41 -0.01
kVBM -4.84 -4.81 -0.02
xx yy xy
Band Gap -3.72 -3.75 0.02
DCB (eV) xx yy xy
Γ -8.56 -8.57 0.00
M -0.47 -6.96 5.72
K 0.86 0.86 -0.00
kCBM -8.56 -8.57 0.00

DOS BZ

VBM
Property (VBM) Value
Min eff. mass 0.59 m0
Max eff. mass 0.61 m0
DOS eff. mass 0.60 m0
Crystal coordinates [-0.000, -0.000]
Warping parameter -0.000
Barrier height > 73.5 meV
Distance to barrier > 0.0184 Å-1
CBM
Property (CBM) Value
Min eff. mass 0.19 m0
Max eff. mass 0.19 m0
DOS eff. mass 0.19 m0
Crystal coordinates [-0.000, -0.000]
Warping parameter 0.000
Barrier height > 261.4 meV
Distance to barrier > 0.0184 Å-1

AB2C4/1MgAl2Se4/1/hse-bs.png
Property Value
KVP: Band gap (HSE06) [eV] 1.98
KVP: Direct band gap (HSE06) [eV] 1.98
Valence band maximum wrt. vacuum level (HSE06) -5.42 eV
Conduction band minimum wrt. vacuum level (HSE06) -3.44 eV

ZMgij ux uy uz
Px 2.35 -0.00 -0.00
Py -0.00 2.35 0.00
Pz 0.00 0.00 0.46
ZAlij ux uy uz
Px 2.56 -0.00 -0.00
Py 0.00 2.56 0.00
Pz -0.00 -0.00 0.51
ZSeij ux uy uz
Px -2.21 0.00 0.00
Py 0.00 -2.21 -0.00
Pz -0.00 0.00 -0.22
ZSeij ux uy uz
Px -1.53 0.00 0.00
Py 0.00 -1.53 -0.00
Pz -0.00 0.00 -0.52
ZAlij ux uy uz
Px 2.56 -0.00 -0.00
Py 0.00 2.56 0.00
Pz -0.00 -0.00 0.51
ZSeij ux uy uz
Px -2.21 0.00 0.00
Py 0.00 -2.21 -0.00
Pz -0.00 0.00 -0.22
ZSeij ux uy uz
Px -1.53 0.00 0.00
Py 0.00 -1.53 -0.00
Pz 0.00 0.00 -0.52

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AB2C4/1MgAl2Se4/1/rpa-pol-y.png
Properties
Static interband polarizability at (x) [Å] 4.700
Static interband polarizability at (y) [Å] 4.700
Static interband polarizability at (z) [Å] 0.822

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AB2C4/1MgAl2Se4/1/ir-pol-y.png
Static polarizability [Å]
Phonons only (x) 3.98
Phonons only (y) 3.98
Phonons only (z) 0.07
Total (phonons + electrons) (x) 8.68
Total (phonons + electrons) (y) 8.68
Total (phonons + electrons) (z) 0.89

# Chemical symbol Charges [|e|]
0 Mg 1.63
1 Al 2.06
2 Al 2.06
3 Se -1.39
4 Se -1.39
5 Se -1.49
6 Se -1.49

Miscellaneous details
Unique ID 1MgAl2Se4-1
Number of atoms 7
Number of species 3
Formula MgAl2Se4
Reduced formula MgAl2Se4
Stoichiometry AB2C4
Unit cell area [Å2] 13.304
Original file-system folder /home/niflheim2/cmr/C2DB-ASR/ICSD-COD/3el/Al6Mg3Se12
Old uid MgAl2Se4-6abc5afac004
Inversion symmetry Yes
Layer group p-3m1
Layer group number 72
Structure origin exfoliated02-21
Band gap [eV] 1.064
gap_dir 1.064
gap_dir_nosoc 1.203
Vacuum level [eV] 2.983
Fermi level [eV] -1.321
minhessianeig -0.000
Dynamically stable Yes
Band gap (HSE06) [eV] 1.984
Miscellaneous details
gap_dir_hse 1.984
vbm_hse -2.440
cbm_hse -0.456
Static interband polarizability at (x) [Å] 4.700
Static interband polarizability at (y) [Å] 4.700
Static interband polarizability at (z) [Å] 0.822
Static polarizability (phonons) (x) [Å] 3.982
Static polarizability (phonons + electrons) (x) [Å] 8.682
Static polarizability (phonons) (y) [Å] 3.980
Static polarizability (phonons + electrons) (y) [Å] 8.681
Static polarizability (phonons) (z) [Å] 0.068
Static polarizability (phonons + electrons) (z) [Å] 0.890
Energy [eV] -29.756
ICSD id of parent bulk structure ICSD 83363
Magnetic state NM
Total magnetic moment [μB] 0.000
Spin axis z
Magnetic anisotropy energy, xz [meV/unit cell] 0.000
Magnetic anisotropy energy, yz [meV/unit cell] 0.000
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.011
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -0.962
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