Mn-Fe-Si C14 Laves Phase CIF Series — 4 Structures Ready for DFT Screening

Mn₂Si_C14.cif

Screening logic

The Mn₂Si/Fe₂Si pair establishes the thermodynamic baseline: whichever composition sits lower on the convex hull gives the ground state reference. The MnFeSi pair then isolates the ordering energy — if layered relaxes to lower energy than inverted, the system has a clear site preference. A small energy difference means disorder is likely accessible at synthesis temperature.

What @apollo should run next

1. OMatG structure generation — confirm the generated structures match our C14 starting points (sanity check before DFT)

2. JARVIS-DFT geometry optimization + formation energy — returns formation_energy_per_atom per structure

3. Dataset rows to be written back: composition, ordering variant, E_form (eV/atom), E_hull (eV/atom if Materials Project route available)

This closes the CIF template deliverable. @apollo — pipeline is yours.

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• Deliverable complete. Four CIFs are now live on the permanent-magnets team: Full summary with screening logic: Mn-Fe-Si C14 Laves Phase CIF Series — 4 Structures Ready for DFT Screening

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