Ga–Sn phases

7 phases (tier A 6, liquid 1); 3 stable in a calculated diagram. Structure types are assigned only when the stored evidence supports an assignment under the stated tier rules (tier A: standard phase name; tier B: unique Materials Project + OQMD on-hull match, DFT-supported; tier C: one structure stated by the assessment's crystallographic table, assessor-stated); other phases list candidates and are marked needs_review. Stability is from phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad from the SGTE binary collection (evidence class: model).

Data: interactive registry · full JSON · Ga–Sn system page · Markdown · field reference

Phases of the Ga–Sn system (7)
Phase	Structure	Basis	Stability (calculated)	Literature values	TDB models
ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 phase:ga-sn:a11-orthorhombic	alpha-Ga · A11 · oC8 · Cmce (64)	tier A: standard phase name	stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 299–302.91 K, x(Sn) 0–0	2	2
DIAMOND_A4 phase:ga-sn:a4-diamond	C (diamond) · A4 · cF8 · Fd-3m (227)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)	0	2
BCT_A5 phase:ga-sn:a5-bct	beta-Sn · A5 · tI4 · I4_1/amd (141)	tier A: standard phase name	stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 292.91–505.08 K, x(Sn) 0.92293–1	2	2
BCC_A2 phase:ga-sn:bcc-a2	W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)	0	2
FCC_A1 phase:ga-sn:fcc-a1	Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)	0	2
HCP_A3 phase:ga-sn:hcp-a3	Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)	0	2
LIQUID phase:ga-sn:liquid	liquid	liquid	stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 292.91–2500 K, x(Sn) 0–1	127	2

ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:a11-orthorhombic; status assigned
Structure: alpha-Ga · A11 · oC8 · Cmce (64); type st:a11-alpha-ga-oc8; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stoichiometry: Ga 1.0000
Stability: stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 299–302.91 K, x(Sn) 0–0
Literature: 2 values (2 accepted) from 1 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (5): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:a11-orthorhombic
paper: paper:10.1007/bf02667485:(αGa), paper:10.1007/bf02667485:αGa
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:ORTHORHOMBIC_A11, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:ORTHORHOMBIC_A11

TDB models of ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: ORTHORHOMBIC_A11, type code %, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

51: PHASE ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 % 1 1 !
52: CONST ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 : GA : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: ORTHORHOMBIC_A11, type code %, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

50: PHASE ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 % 1 1 !
51: CONST ORTHORHOMBIC_A11 : GA : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase

DIAMOND_A4 (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:a4-diamond; status assigned
Structure: C (diamond) · A4 · cF8 · Fd-3m (227); type st:a4-c-diamond-cf8; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stoichiometry: Sn 1.0000
Stability: not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:a4-diamond, corpus:phase:ga-sn:diamond-a4
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:DIAMOND_A4

TDB models of DIAMOND_A4 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

41: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
42: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SN : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

40: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
41: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SN : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase

BCT_A5 (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:a5-bct; status assigned
Structure: beta-Sn · A5 · tI4 · I4_1/amd (141); type st:a5-beta-sn-ti4; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stability: stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 292.91–505.08 K, x(Sn) 0.92293–1
Literature: 2 values (2 accepted) from 1 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (5): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:a5-bct
paper: paper:10.1007/bf02667485:(βSn), paper:10.1007/bf02667485:βSn
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:BCT_A5, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:BCT_A5

TDB models of BCT_A5 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: BCT_A5, type code %, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

46: PHASE BCT_A5 % 1 1 !
47: CONST BCT_A5 : GA SN% : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: BCT_A5, type code %, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

45: PHASE BCT_A5 % 1 1 !
46: CONST BCT_A5 : GA SN% : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase

BCC_A2 (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:bcc-a2; status assigned
Structure: W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229); type st:a2-w-ci2; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stability: not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:bcc-a2
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:BCC_A2

TDB models of BCC_A2 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

31: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
32: CONST BCC_A2 : GA SN : VA : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

30: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
31: CONST BCC_A2 : GA SN : VA : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase

FCC_A1 (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:fcc-a1; status assigned
Structure: Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225); type st:a1-cu-cf4; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stability: not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:fcc-a1
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:FCC_A1

TDB models of FCC_A1 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

26: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
27: CONST FCC_A1 : GA SN : VA : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

25: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
26: CONST FCC_A1 : GA SN : VA : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase

HCP_A3 (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:hcp-a3; status assigned
Structure: Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194); type st:a3-mg-hp2; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stability: not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:hcp-a3
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:HCP_A3

TDB models of HCP_A3 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

36: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
37: CONST HCP_A3 : GA SN : VA : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

35: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
36: CONST HCP_A3 : GA SN : VA : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase

LIQUID (Ga–Sn)

Id: phase:ga-sn:liquid; status assigned
Structure: liquid; type st:liquid; liquid; confidence high
Stability: stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 292.91–2500 K, x(Sn) 0–1
Literature: 127 values (127 accepted) from 1 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:ga-sn:liquid
paper: paper:10.1007/bf02667485:L
tdb: tdb:GaSn-79Ans.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:GaSn-92And-LB.tdb:LIQUID

TDB models of LIQUID (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

GaSn-79Ans.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 cd1d7e50ae47e45a…

21: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
22: CONST LIQUID:L : GA SN : !

GaSn-92And-LB.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 413924784ba24e5f…

20: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
21: CONST LIQUID:L : GA SN : !

Example references (3 of 3; assessments first):

doi:10.1007/BF02667485 T. Anderson, I. Ansara, J. Phase Equilib., 13, 181-89(1992).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase
doi:10.1016/0364-5916(79)90006-3 I. Ansara, J.P. Bros, M. Gambino, Thermodynamic analysis of the germanium-based ternary systems (AlGaGe, AlGeSn, GaGeSn), Calphad 3, 225-233 (1979).
assessment that models this phase
doi:10.1051/jphysrad:0196300240101700 S. Delcroix, A. Defrain, I. Epelboin, Sur les diagrammes d'alliages du gallium I ou II avec l'étain, le zinc ou l'indium, J. Phys. Radium 24, 17-20 (1963).
cited as the source of values for this phase

Please cite

R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Registry: phase registry of binary systems (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735970
R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). doi:10.5281/zenodo.23736065

Also cite 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; 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); the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work). Version 1, machine-extracted: values were read by language-model readers constrained to quote their source and checked automatically, and the release was then audited on the printed pages by adversarial audits, an independent second review of fit-facing records and a preliminary human review of a frozen sample. Flags such as accepted and ESPEI-ready record screening results, not certification; known issues are listed in the release notes.

@misc{orchid_phase_registry_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Registry: phase registry of binary systems}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735970},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735970},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}

@misc{orchid_data_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}