Al2PdPt

This compound is a ternary intermetallic material composed of aluminum, palladium, and platinum. It is primarily studied in the field of materials science for its structural properties and potential roles in catalytic research.

Crystal structure of Al2PdPt (orthorhombic, Immm (No. 71))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Al2PdPt, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

1.02 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

2.211 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
2 DFT sources

Structures

4
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Al2PdPt, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Immm (No. 71)orthorhombic1.022.2110-20.8110.81
C2/m (No. 12)
8.77
10.10
Uses

Applications

Where Al2PdPt is used.

Catalysis researchMaterials science studiesIntermetallic compound development
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Al2PdPt, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Al2PdPt?

This compound is a ternary intermetallic material composed of aluminum, palladium, and platinum. It is primarily studied in the field of materials science for its structural properties and potential roles in catalytic research.

More questions
What is Al2PdPt used for?
Al2PdPt is used in catalysis research, materials science studies, and intermetallic compound development.
What is the band gap of Al2PdPt?
Al2PdPt has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.02 eV across 4 reported structures.
Is Al2PdPt a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.02 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Al2PdPt thermodynamically stable?
Al2PdPt has a lowest energy above hull of 2.211 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of Al2PdPt?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Al2PdPt is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Immm (No. 71).
What is the density of Al2PdPt?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Al2PdPt is 0.81 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Al2PdPt are known?
4 structures of Al2PdPt are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does Al2PdPt contain?
Al2PdPt contains Al, Pd, and Pt (3 elements).
Where does the data for Al2PdPt come from?
Al2PdPt data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, omat24.
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Related Compounds

Other Platinum-Group Alloy Catalysts in the database.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).

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