Research Article
Structural, Elastic, and Electronic Properties of Antiperovskite Chromium-Based Carbides ACCr3 (A = Al and Ga)
Table 2
Lattice parameter 
, magnetic moments per Cr atom 
, and the formation energies 
 of ACCr
3.
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | () | (eV/atom) | (eV/atom) | (/Cr) | (eV/atom) | (/Cr) |  | 
 |  | CuCCr3 | 3.869 | 0.214 | 0.212 | 0.396 | 0.205 | 1.006 |  | ZnCCr3 | 3.894 | 0.125 | 0.126 | 0.127 | 0.115 | 1.020 |  | GaCCr3 | 3.891 | −0.019 | −0.019 | 0.001 | −0.019 | 0.099 |  | MoCCr3 | 3.898 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.053 | 0.105 | 0.240 |  | AlCCr3 | 3.887 | −0.0479 | −0.0478 | 0.034 | −0.0478 | 0.212 |  | AgCCr3 | 3.936 | 0.286 | 0.292 | 0.544 | 0.268 | 1.649 |  | CdCCr3 | 3.973 | 0.256 | 0.257 | 0.341 | 0.213 | 2.102 |  | SnCCr3 | 3.981 | 0.082 | 0.0786 | 0.400 | 0.082 | 0.000 |  | MgCCr3 | 3.952 | 0.220 | 0.219 | 0.173 | 0.195 | 1.824 |  | InCCr3 | 3.999 | 0.187 | 0.189 | 0.406 | 0.188 | 0.006 |  | YCCr3 | 4.088 | 0.269 | 0.268 | 0.611 | 0.270 | 0.000 |  | LaCCr3 | 4.122 | 0.496 | 0.362 | 1.8101 | 0.497 | 0.002 |  | CaCCr3 | 4.083 | 0.539 | 0.541 | 0.3311 | 0.539 | 0.001 |  | SrCCr3 | 4.155 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.402 | 0.796 | 0.002 |  | BaCCr3 | 4.246 | 1.166 | 0.998 | 1.957 | 1.166 | 0.002 |  | 
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