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Structure info
Layer group p-4m2
Layer group number 59
Structure origin original03-18
Stability
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.035
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -1.025
Dynamically stable Yes
Basic properties
Magnetic Yes
Band gap (PBE) [eV] 2.025
Band gap (HSE06) [eV] 5.019
XYZ CIF JSON
Axis x [Å] y [Å] z [Å] Periodic
1 3.910 -0.000 0.000 Yes
2 -0.000 3.910 0.000 Yes
3 0.000 -0.000 18.408 No
Lengths [Å] 3.910 3.910 18.408
Angles [°] 90.000 90.000 90.000

Symmetries
2D Bravais type Square (tp)
Layer group number 59
Layer group p-4m2
Space group number (bulk in AA-stacking) 115
Space group (bulk in AA-stacking) P-4m2
Point group -42m
Inversion symmetry No
Structure data
Formula MnCl2
Stoichiometry AB2
Number of atoms 3
Unit cell area [Å2] 15.289
Thickness [Å] 2.732

MnCl2 (1MnCl2-2)
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -1.02
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.04
Monolayers from C2DB
MnCl2 (1MnCl2-1) -1.06 eV/atom
MnCl2, (1MnCl2-2) -1.02 eV/atom
Mn3Cl6 (3MnCl2-1) -1.02 eV/atom
Mn4Cl8 (4MnCl2-1) -0.99 eV/atom
MnCl2 (1MnCl2-3) -0.92 eV/atom
Mn2Cl6 (2MnCl3-1) -0.91 eV/atom
Mn4Cl12 (4MnCl3-1) -0.88 eV/atom
Mn2Cl6 (2MnCl3-2) -0.83 eV/atom
Mn2Cl6 (2MnCl3-3) -0.83 eV/atom
Cl2Mn2 (2ClMn-1) -0.32 eV/atom
Cl2Mn2 (2ClMn-2) -0.08 eV/atom
Bulk crystals from OQMD123
Cl2Mn -1.05 eV/atom
Cl4 0.00 eV/atom
Mn29 0.00 eV/atom

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Minimum eigenvalue of Hessian [eV/Ų] -0.00

DVB [eV] xx yy xy
Γ -0.94 -1.00 -0.00
M 0.83 0.78 0.00
X -2.51 -0.00 -0.00
kVBM -0.94 -1.00 -0.00
xx yy xy
Band gap [eV] 1.27 1.33 0.27
DCB [eV] xx yy xy
Γ 1.26 1.23 -0.00
M -0.10 -0.09 0.00
X 0.56 -2.44 0.00
kCBM 0.33 0.33 0.27

Cij (N/m) xx yy xy
xx 16.76 -0.29 0.00
yy -1.04 16.67 0.00
xy 0.00 0.00 1.79
Stiffness tensor eigenvalues
Eigenvalue 0 1.79 N/m
Eigenvalue 1 16.17 N/m
Eigenvalue 2 17.27 N/m

cij [e/Å] xx yy xy
x -0.00 -0.00 0.00
y 0.00 0.00 -0.00
z -0.01 0.02 0.00
cijclamped [e/Å] xx yy xy
x 0.00 -0.00 0.00
y -0.00 -0.00 -0.00
z 0.03 -0.03 0.00

Total magnetic moment [μB] 5.000
Magnetic anisotropy energy, xz [meV/unit cell] -0.048
Magnetic anisotropy energy, yz [meV/unit cell] -0.048
Heisenberg model
Nearest neighbor exchange coupling [meV] -4.805
Single-ion anisotropy (out-of-plane) [meV] 0.006
Anisotropic exchange (out-of-plane) [meV] 0.001
Maximum value of Sz at magnetic sites 2.500
Number of nearest neighbors 4
Atom index Atom type Local spin magnetic moment (μB) Local orbital magnetic moment (μB)
0 Mn 4.441 0.005
1 Cl 0.058 0.001
2 Cl 0.058 0.001

Key values [eV]
Band gap (PBE) 2.025
Direct band gap (PBE) 2.229
Valence band maximum wrt. vacuum (PBE) -6.372
Conduction band minimum wrt. vacuum (PBE) -4.347
DOS BZ

Key values [eV]
Band gap (HSE06) 5.019
Direct band gap (HSE06) 5.019
Valence band maximum wrt. vacuum (HSE06) -7.806
Conduction band minimum wrt. vacuum (HSE06) -2.787

VBM
Property (VBM) Value
Min eff. mass 1.18 m0
Max eff. mass 1.25 m0
DOS eff. mass 1.21 m0
Crystal coordinates [-0.000, 0.000]
Warping parameter -0.012
Barrier height > 11.1 meV
Distance to barrier > 0.016 Å-1
CBM
Property (CBM) Value
Min eff. mass 1.86 m0
Max eff. mass 4.45 m0
DOS eff. mass 2.88 m0
Crystal coordinates [0.375, 0.375]
Warping parameter 0.001
Barrier height > 8.1 meV
Distance to barrier > 0.0163 Å-1

ZMnij ux uy uz
Px 2.26 -0.00 0.00
Py -0.00 2.26 -0.00
Pz 0.00 0.00 0.63
ZClij ux uy uz
Px -1.77 -0.00 -0.00
Py -0.00 -0.49 0.00
Pz 0.00 -0.00 -0.32
ZClij ux uy uz
Px -0.49 -0.00 -0.00
Py 0.00 -1.77 0.00
Pz -0.00 0.00 -0.32

Atom No. Chemical symbol Charges [|e|]
0 Mn 1.31
1 Cl -0.65
2 Cl -0.65

Spin spiral dispersion
Spin spiral properties
Qmin [0.5 0.5 0. ]
Band gap (Qmin) [eV] 2.36
Spiral bandwidth [meV] 137.6
Magnetic anisotropy energy
Spinorbit properties @ Qmin
Spinorbit bandwidth [meV] 0.0
Spinorbit minimum (θ, φ) (90.0, 226.0)

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AB2/1MnCl2/2/rpa-pol-y.png
Properties
Interband polarizability (x) [Å] 0.810
Interband polarizability (y) [Å] 0.810
Interband polarizability (z) [Å] 0.264
Plasma frequency (x) [eV Å0.5] 0.000
Plasma frequency (y) [eV Å0.5] 0.000

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Static polarizability [Å]
Phonons only (x) 1.58
Phonons only (y) 1.58
Phonons only (z) 0.04
Total (phonons + electrons) (x) 2.39
Total (phonons + electrons) (y) 2.39
Total (phonons + electrons) (z) 0.30

Miscellaneous details
Unique ID 1MnCl2-2
Number of atoms 3
Number of species 2
Formula MnCl2
Reduced formula MnCl2
Stoichiometry AB2
Unit cell area [Å2] 15.289
Original file-system folder /home/niflheim2/cmr/C2DB-ASR/tree/AB2/MnCl2/MnCl2-8eec64049548
Old uid MnCl2-8eec64049548
Space group (bulk in AA-stacking) P-4m2
Space group number (bulk in AA-stacking) 115
Point group -42m
Inversion symmetry No
Layer group number 59
Layer group p-4m2
2D Bravais type Square (tp)
Thickness [Å] 2.732
Structure origin original03-18
Band gap (PBE) [eV] 2.025
Direct band gap (PBE) [eV] 2.229
gap_dir_nosoc 2.233
Vacuum level [eV] 2.236
Fermi level wrt. vacuum (PBE) [eV] -5.359
Valence band maximum wrt. vacuum (PBE) [eV] -6.372
Conduction band minimum wrt. vacuum (PBE) [eV] -4.347
minhessianeig -0.000
Dynamically stable Yes
Band gap (HSE06) [eV] 5.019
Miscellaneous details
Direct band gap (HSE06) [eV] 5.019
Fermi level wrt. vacuum (HSE) [eV] -5.296
Valence band maximum wrt. vacuum (HSE06) [eV] -7.806
Conduction band minimum wrt. vacuum (HSE06) [eV] -2.787
Interband polarizability (x) [Å] 0.810
Interband polarizability (y) [Å] 0.810
Interband polarizability (z) [Å] 0.264
Static polarizability (phonons) (x) [Å] 1.575
Static polarizability (phonons + electrons) (x) [Å] 2.385
Static polarizability (phonons) (y) [Å] 1.579
Static polarizability (phonons + electrons) (y) [Å] 2.389
Static polarizability (phonons) (z) [Å] 0.039
Static polarizability (phonons + electrons) (z) [Å] 0.303
Plasma frequency (x) [eV Å0.5] 0.000
Plasma frequency (y) [eV Å0.5] 0.000
Energy [eV] -16.362
Magnetic Yes
Total magnetic moment [μB] 5.000
Spin axis z
Magnetic anisotropy energy, xz [meV/unit cell] -0.048
Magnetic anisotropy energy, yz [meV/unit cell] -0.048
Nearest neighbor exchange coupling [meV] -4.805
Anisotropic exchange (out-of-plane) [meV] 0.001
Single-ion anisotropy (out-of-plane) [meV] 0.006
Maximum value of Sz at magnetic sites 2.500
Number of nearest neighbors 4
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.035
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -1.025
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