FePd3

Iron tri-palladium

This intermetallic compound is composed of iron and palladium atoms arranged in a specific crystalline structure. It is primarily studied for its unique magnetic properties and its potential utility in advanced data storage technologies.

Crystal structure of FePd3 (cubic, Pm-3m (No. 221))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for FePd3, aggregated across 5 databases.

Band Gap

Metallic / not reported

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
4 DFT sources

Structures

14
5 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for FePd3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pm-3m (No. 221)cubic0.000.0000-6.11110.79
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal0.000.0458-6.06510.55
10.61
Cmmm (No. 65)
Pm-3m (No. 221)Cubic10.79
Pm-3m (No. 221)Cubic11.16
Pm-3m (No. 221)Cubic10.54
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal11.10
Pm-3m (No. 221)
10.61
10.58
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal10.55
Uses

Applications

Where FePd3 is used.

Magnetic data storageSpintronics researchCatalysis studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about FePd3, answered from cross-validated data.

What is FePd3?

This intermetallic compound is composed of iron and palladium atoms arranged in a specific crystalline structure. It is primarily studied for its unique magnetic properties and its potential utility in advanced data storage technologies.

More questions
What is FePd3 used for?
FePd3 is used in magnetic data storage, spintronics research, and catalysis studies.
What is the band gap of FePd3?
FePd3 is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
Is FePd3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is FePd3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — FePd3 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of FePd3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of FePd3 is cubic symmetry, space group Pm-3m (No. 221).
What is the density of FePd3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of FePd3 is 10.79 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of FePd3 are known?
14 structures of FePd3 are reported across 5 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does FePd3 contain?
FePd3 contains Fe and Pd (2 elements).
Where does the data for FePd3 come from?
FePd3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, omat24, nomad, mpaloe, jarvis.
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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).
  • omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
  • nomad — Data from NOMAD. Cite: Draxl & Scheffler, J. Phys. Mater. 2, 036001 (2019).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).

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