# Ga2Se3: enthalpy of formation > Enthalpy of formation of Ga2Se3: 9 literature value(s) with sources, pages and quotes and DFT values (Materials Project / OQMD), from ORCHID. HTML: https://data.orchid-project.org/compounds/Ga2Se3.html · Markdown: https://data.orchid-project.org/compounds/Ga2Se3.md 9 accepted literature formation-enthalpy value(s) (experimental 6, model 3); experimental median -81.379 kJ/mol-atom (n = 6); Materials Project -83.763 kJ/mol-atom (mp-aaaaabzo); OQMD -57.081 kJ/mol-atom (oqmd-2169176). Systems: [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) ## Literature values Table: Enthalpy of formation of Ga2Se3 reported in the literature (9) | Value | Phase as printed | T (K) | Class | Method | System | Source | Location | Quote | |---:|---|---:|---|---|---|---|---|---| | -92.048 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | experimental | Calorimetry | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Gadzhiev 1961_ | Table 3, p. 6, row 9; `ORC-NCIGGUNDYN` | | | -87.864 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | experimental | Calorimetry | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Hahn 1956_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.19560681616) | Table 3, p. 6, row 8; `ORC-EUL3YE7EQG` | | | -81.7554 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | experimental | Galvanic Cell | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Mamedov 1969_ | Table 3, p. 6, row 12; `ORC-DEDGCKX3D7.a196a2` | | | -81.002 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | experimental | Galvanic Cell | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Mamedov 1969_ | Table 3, p. 6, row 12; `ORC-DEDGCKX3D7.794e48` | | | -75.312 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | experimental | Calorimetry | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Effendiev 1965_ | Table 3, p. 6, row 10; `ORC-WIBUCVTZDJ` | | | -73.722 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | experimental | Calorimetry | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Sharifov 1967_ | Table 3, p. 6, row 11; `ORC-V3ZAZTBCJT` | | | -81.7554 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | model | Evaluation | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Barin 1995_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527619825) | Table 3, p. 6, row 14; `ORC-J3QM73W5JA` | | | -81.7554 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | model | Evaluation | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008; _cites Mills 1974_ | Table 3, p. 6, row 13; `ORC-QR4G3S4CQI` | | | -79.7396 kJ/mol-atom | β-Ga2Se3 | 298.15 | model | Evaluation | [Ga–Se](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/GA-SE.html) | [1] Zheng 2008 | Table 3, p. 6, row 15; `ORC-2A6YM645CJ` | | ### Uncertainty budget Components kept separate, in the value's unit (literature [SCHEMA.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/literature/SCHEMA.md), [UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/literature/UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md)): effective = max(sqrt(max(printed, reading, method)^2 + composition^2 + conversion^2), scatter). The method floor is the robust between-study scatter of the method class in ORCHID (calibrated) or a documented prior; printed values and printed uncertainties are unchanged. Table: Uncertainty budget of the literature values of Ga2Se3 | Value | Unit | Printed | Reading | Method (class, basis) | Composition | Scatter | Conversion | Effective | |---:|---|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | -92.048 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.001 | 3.2 (solution_reaction_calorimetry, calibrated) | | | | 3.2 | | -87.864 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.001 | 3.2 (solution_reaction_calorimetry, calibrated) | | | | 3.2 | | -81.7554 | kJ/mol-atom | | 1.000e-4 | 4.6 (emf, cleaned_below_threshold) | | | | 4.6 | | -81.002 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.001 | 4.6 (emf, cleaned_below_threshold) | | | | 4.6 | | -75.312 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.001 | 3.2 (solution_reaction_calorimetry, calibrated) | | | | 3.2 | | -73.722 | kJ/mol-atom | | 0.001 | 3.2 (solution_reaction_calorimetry, calibrated) | | | | 3.2 | | -81.7554 | kJ/mol-atom | | 1.000e-4 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) | | | | 3.9 | | -81.7554 | kJ/mol-atom | | 1.000e-4 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) | | | | 3.9 | | -79.7396 | kJ/mol-atom | | 1.000e-4 | 3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated) | | | | 3.9 | ## DFT formation energies Lowest-energy entries at this composition. Materials Project and OQMD use different energy references and are never averaged. 1 eV/atom = 96.485 kJ/mol-atom. Table: DFT formation energy of Ga2Se3 | Source | Entry | kJ/mol-atom | eV/atom | Space group | E above hull (kJ/mol-atom) | E above hull (eV/atom) | Theoretical | |---|---|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|---| | Materials Project | mp-aaaaabzo | -83.763 | -0.868147 | Cc | 0 | 0 | no | | OQMD | oqmd-2169176 | -57.081 | -0.591602 | Fdd2 | 0 | 0 | yes | DFT sources: A. Jain et al., Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002. [doi:10.1063/1.4812323](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323) (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501-1509; S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010. [doi:10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4) (CC BY 4.0); ## Sources 1. F. Zheng, J.Y. Shen, Y.Q. Liu, W.K. Kim, M.Y. Chu, M. Ider et al., Thermodynamic optimization of the Ga–Se system, Calphad 32, 432-438 (2008). [doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2008.03.004](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2008.03.004) ## Please cite - R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569 - R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Parity: DFT-vs-experiment formation-enthalpy benchmark (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735943 - R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065 Also cite the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work); A. Jain et al., The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323 (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4 and S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010, https://doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2015.10 (CC BY 4.0); G. Kim, S. V. Meschel, P. Nash, W. Chen, Experimental formation enthalpies for intermetallic phases and other inorganic compounds, Scientific Data 4 (2017) 170162, https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.162; B. Hallstedt, The SGTE collection of binary datasets, Calphad 89 (2025) 102833, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2025.102833 (CC BY 4.0), and the original assessment named in each file. 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