Dy2Ga3Ni

Dy2Ga3Ni is a metallic ternary intermetallic compound composed of dysprosium, gallium, and nickel that shows potential for experimental synthesis.

DyGaNi
Crystal structure of Dy2Ga3Ni (trigonal, P3m1 (No. 156))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About Dy2Ga3Ni

Dy2Ga3Ni is a complex intermetallic compound composed of dysprosium, gallium, and nickel. As a metallic system, it exhibits characteristic conductive properties and structural arrangements typical of rare-earth transition metal gallides.

Its position near the thermodynamic hull suggests that the material is likely synthesizable under standard laboratory conditions. The compound has been documented across multiple structural databases, reflecting significant interest in its crystallographic configuration.

At a glance

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Dy2Ga3Ni, aggregated across 5 databases.

Band Gap

Metallic / not reported

Energy Above Hull

0.017 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Near hull (likely stable)
4 DFT sources

Structures

7
5 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Dy2Ga3Ni, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P3m1 (No. 156)trigonal0.000.0169-4.6378.22
8.25
P3m1 (No. 156)
P3m1 (No. 156)Trigonal8.22
P3m1 (No. 156)Trigonal8.25
P3m1 (No. 156)Trigonal8.35
Uses

Applications

Where Dy2Ga3Ni is used.

Materials science researchFundamental crystallographic studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Dy2Ga3Ni, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Dy2Ga3Ni?

Dy2Ga3Ni is a metallic ternary intermetallic compound composed of dysprosium, gallium, and nickel that shows potential for experimental synthesis.

More questions
What is Dy2Ga3Ni used for?
Dy2Ga3Ni is used in materials science research and fundamental crystallographic studies.
What is the band gap of Dy2Ga3Ni?
Dy2Ga3Ni is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
Is Dy2Ga3Ni a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is Dy2Ga3Ni thermodynamically stable?
Dy2Ga3Ni has a lowest energy above hull of 0.017 eV/atom (near hull (likely stable)).
What is the crystal structure of Dy2Ga3Ni?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Dy2Ga3Ni is trigonal symmetry, space group P3m1 (No. 156).
What is the density of Dy2Ga3Ni?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Dy2Ga3Ni is 8.22 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Dy2Ga3Ni are known?
7 structures of Dy2Ga3Ni are reported across 5 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does Dy2Ga3Ni contain?
Dy2Ga3Ni contains Dy, Ga, and Ni (3 elements).
Where does the data for Dy2Ga3Ni come from?
Dy2Ga3Ni data is cross-referenced from materials_project, alexandria, omat24, jarvis, mpaloe.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a unique intermetallic phase, Dy2Ga3Ni serves as a representative example of the structural diversity found in ternary rare-earth gallium-nickel systems. It occupies a distinct niche in materials research where the interplay between lanthanide magnetism and transition metal bonding dictates its physical behavior.

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

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