PbPdY2

This compound is a ternary intermetallic material composed of lead, palladium, and yttrium. It is primarily studied by researchers in solid-state chemistry and materials science to understand its structural properties and potential electronic characteristics.

Crystal structure of PbPdY2 (orthorhombic, Immm (No. 71))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for PbPdY2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.02 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

2.453 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
2 DFT sources

Structures

4
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for PbPdY2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Immm (No. 71)orthorhombic0.022.4534-28.3540.57
C2/m (No. 12)
7.92
R-3m (No. 166)
Uses

Applications

Where PbPdY2 is used.

Fundamental materials researchSolid-state physics studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PbPdY2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is PbPdY2?

This compound is a ternary intermetallic material composed of lead, palladium, and yttrium. It is primarily studied by researchers in solid-state chemistry and materials science to understand its structural properties and potential electronic characteristics.

More questions
What is PbPdY2 used for?
PbPdY2 is used in fundamental materials research and solid-state physics studies.
What is the band gap of PbPdY2?
PbPdY2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.02 eV across 4 reported structures.
Is PbPdY2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a near-zero band gap it behaves as a (semi)metal.
Is PbPdY2 thermodynamically stable?
PbPdY2 has a lowest energy above hull of 2.453 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of PbPdY2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of PbPdY2 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Immm (No. 71).
What is the density of PbPdY2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of PbPdY2 is 0.57 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of PbPdY2 are known?
4 structures of PbPdY2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does PbPdY2 contain?
PbPdY2 contains Pb, Pd, and Y (3 elements).
Where does the data for PbPdY2 come from?
PbPdY2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, nomad, 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).
  • 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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