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Structure info
Layer group p-3m1
Layer group number 72
Structure origin original03-18
Stability
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.190
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -1.060
Dynamically stable No
Basic properties
Magnetic No
Band gap (PBE) [eV] 0.000
  XYZ CIF JSON
Axis x [Å] y [Å] z [Å] Periodic
1 3.197 -0.000 0.000 Yes
2 -1.598 2.769 0.000 Yes
3 -0.000 0.000 18.503 No
Lengths [Å] 3.197 3.197 18.503
Angles [°] 90.000 90.000 120.000

Symmetries
2D Bravais type Hexagonal (hp)
Layer group number 72
Layer group p-3m1
Space group number (bulk in AA-stacking) 164
Space group (bulk in AA-stacking) P-3m1
Point group -3m
Inversion symmetry Yes
Structure data
Formula NbCl2
Stoichiometry AB2
Number of atoms 3
Unit cell area [Å2] 8.850
Thickness [Å] 3.501

NbCl2 (1NbCl2-1)
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -1.06
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.19
Monolayers from C2DB
Nb3Cl8 (1Nb3Cl8-1) -1.35 eV/atom
Nb2Cl6 (2NbCl3-1) -1.22 eV/atom
Nb2Cl6 (2NbCl3-2) -1.19 eV/atom
NbCl4 (1NbCl4-1) -1.16 eV/atom
Nb2Cl4 (2NbCl2-1) -1.13 eV/atom
NbCl2, (1NbCl2-1) -1.06 eV/atom
NbCl2 (1NbCl2-2) -0.96 eV/atom
NbCl2 (1NbCl2-3) -0.76 eV/atom
Cl2Nb2 (2ClNb-1) -0.17 eV/atom
Cl2Nb2 (2ClNb-2) -0.10 eV/atom
Bulk crystals from OQMD123
Cl16Nb6 -1.33 eV/atom
Cl8Nb2 -1.32 eV/atom
Cl28Nb12 -1.31 eV/atom
Cl30Nb6 -1.30 eV/atom
Cl4 0.00 eV/atom
Nb 0.00 eV/atom

AB2/1NbCl2/1/phonon_bs.png
Minimum eigenvalue of Hessian [eV/Ų] -3.84

Cij (N/m) xx yy xy
xx 85.51 35.56 0.01
yy 34.76 85.50 0.00
xy 0.00 0.00 49.56
Stiffness tensor eigenvalues
Eigenvalue 0 49.56 N/m
Eigenvalue 1 50.35 N/m
Eigenvalue 2 120.66 N/m

Key values [eV]
Band gap (PBE) 0.000
Direct band gap (PBE) 0.000
Fermi level wrt. vacuum (PBE) -4.053
DOS BZ

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Atom No. Chemical symbol Charges [|e|]
0 Nb 1.26
1 Cl -0.63
2 Cl -0.63

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Properties
Interband polarizability (x) [Å] 20.200
Interband polarizability (y) [Å] 20.200
Interband polarizability (z) [Å] 0.379
Plasma frequency (x) [eV Å0.5] 9.645
Plasma frequency (y) [eV Å0.5] 9.645

Miscellaneous details
Unique ID 1NbCl2-1
Number of atoms 3
Number of species 2
Formula NbCl2
Reduced formula NbCl2
Stoichiometry AB2
Unit cell area [Å2] 8.850
Original file-system folder /home/niflheim2/cmr/C2DB-ASR/tree/AB2/NbCl2/NbCl2-ab7e1153d515
Old uid NbCl2-ab7e1153d515
Space group (bulk in AA-stacking) P-3m1
Space group number (bulk in AA-stacking) 164
Point group -3m
Inversion symmetry Yes
Layer group number 72
Layer group p-3m1
2D Bravais type Hexagonal (hp)
Thickness [Å] 3.501
Structure origin original03-18
Band gap (PBE) [eV] 0.000
Miscellaneous details
Direct band gap (PBE) [eV] 0.000
gap_dir_nosoc 0.000
Vacuum level [eV] 4.333
Fermi level wrt. vacuum (PBE) [eV] -4.053
minhessianeig -3.836
Dynamically stable No
Interband polarizability (x) [Å] 20.200
Interband polarizability (y) [Å] 20.200
Interband polarizability (z) [Å] 0.379
Plasma frequency (x) [eV Å0.5] 9.645
Plasma frequency (y) [eV Å0.5] 9.645
Energy [eV] -17.075
Magnetic No
Spin axis z
Magnetic anisotropy energy, xz [meV/unit cell] 0.000
Magnetic anisotropy energy, yz [meV/unit cell] 0.000
Energy above convex hull [eV/atom] 0.190
Heat of formation [eV/atom] -1.060