Ba2LiTl

Ba2LiTl is a semiconducting ternary intermetallic compound composed of barium, lithium, and thallium that is currently of interest for theoretical structural analysis.

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Crystal structure of Ba2LiTl (orthorhombic, Immm (No. 71))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About Ba2LiTl

Ba2LiTl is a complex ternary intermetallic compound composed of barium, lithium, and thallium. It exhibits semiconducting electronic behavior, marking it as a unique candidate for fundamental studies in condensed matter physics and electronic structure theory.

Due to its position above the thermodynamic hull, this compound is considered metastable or unstable under ambient conditions. Its existence in multiple reported structures across databases highlights its significance as a subject of ongoing computational and experimental investigation.

At a glance

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Ba2LiTl, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.40 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

1.191 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 Ba2LiTl, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Immm (No. 71)orthorhombic0.401.1914-1.0100.40
P4/mmm (No. 123)
5.79
5.06
Uses

Applications

Where Ba2LiTl is used.

Fundamental materials researchComputational structural modeling
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Ba2LiTl, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Ba2LiTl?

Ba2LiTl is a semiconducting ternary intermetallic compound composed of barium, lithium, and thallium that is currently of interest for theoretical structural analysis.

More questions
What is Ba2LiTl used for?
Ba2LiTl is used in fundamental materials research and computational structural modeling.
What is the band gap of Ba2LiTl?
Ba2LiTl has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.40 eV across 4 reported structures.
Is Ba2LiTl a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.40 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Ba2LiTl thermodynamically stable?
Ba2LiTl has a lowest energy above hull of 1.191 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of Ba2LiTl?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Ba2LiTl is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Immm (No. 71).
What is the density of Ba2LiTl?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Ba2LiTl is 0.40 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Ba2LiTl are known?
4 structures of Ba2LiTl are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does Ba2LiTl contain?
Ba2LiTl contains Ba, Li, and Tl (3 elements).
Where does the data for Ba2LiTl come from?
Ba2LiTl data is cross-referenced from materials_project, nomad, omat24.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a unique ternary phase, Ba2LiTl represents a specialized case within the broader landscape of barium-lithium-thallium intermetallics, serving as a distinct point of reference for researchers analyzing the stability limits of complex metallic systems.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • nomad — Data from NOMAD. Cite: Draxl & Scheffler, J. Phys. Mater. 2, 036001 (2019).
  • omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).

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