Ga1Hg1Sc2
Ga1Hg1Sc2 is a semiconducting ternary compound containing gallium, mercury, and scandium that exists in a metastable state.
About Ga1Hg1Sc2
Ga1Hg1Sc2 is a complex ternary compound composed of gallium, mercury, and scandium. It exhibits semiconducting electronic characteristics, positioning it as a subject of interest for researchers investigating specialized electronic behaviors in multi-element inorganic systems. Due to its position above the thermodynamic hull, this material is considered metastable, which presents unique challenges and opportunities for synthesis and characterization. Its structural landscape is defined by a significant number of reported configurations, reflecting the intricate bonding environment of its constituent elements.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Ga1Hg1Sc2, aggregated across 2 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ga1Hg1Sc2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Ga1Hg1Sc2?
Ga1Hg1Sc2 is a semiconducting ternary compound containing gallium, mercury, and scandium that exists in a metastable state.
What is the band gap of Ga1Hg1Sc2?
Is Ga1Hg1Sc2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Ga1Hg1Sc2 thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of Ga1Hg1Sc2 are known?
What elements does Ga1Hg1Sc2 contain?
Where does the data for Ga1Hg1Sc2 come from?
How It Compares
As a unique ternary phase, Ga1Hg1Sc2 does not have direct structural siblings within this specific dataset, marking it as a distinct entry in the study of gallium-mercury-scandium systems. Its existence within a broad field of potential configurations highlights the complex phase space often occupied by such unconventional intermetallic compounds.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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